Maitland Mackie

Sir Maitland (Mike) Mackie CBE, Kt, KStJ, DL, BSc, LLD, FRAgs, FEIS, MinstM, JP (16 February 1912 - 18 June 1996) was a farming pioneer, politician, educational innovator and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.

The Mackie family is best known for its ownership of the 'Mackies of Scotland' ice cream company.

Sir Maitland pionered the use of silage in Scottish dairy farming and was the first man north of the River Tay to own a combine harvester.

He was a governor of the North of Scotland College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1982, chairman of Aberdeen District Milk Marketing Board from 1965 to 1982 and the first chairman of the North East of Scotland Development Authority from 1969 to 1975.

As chair of the North East of Scotland Development Authority he worked hard to encourage the international oil industry in the area. He headed the first Scottish trade mission to Houston, Texas.

He was elected to Aberdeenshire County Council in 1951 and served for fifteen years as chairman of the education committee which earned him a Fellowship of the Educational Institute of Scotland.

He was also a Liberal party parliamentary candidate. He contested Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine at the 1951 General Election. He also contested Aberdeenshire East in the 1958 by-election.

A £1000 scholarship Sir Maitland's name was established at the University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences. The scholarship is awarded to students who can demonstrate promise in the field of Animal Production for the Food Industry or Rural Land-use and the Environment. Sir Maitland graduated from the same university with a BSc in Agriculture in 1933 after attending Aberdeen Grammar School.

His younger brothers were Labour peer Lord John Mackie (24 November 1909 - 25 May 1994) who served as MP for Enfield East from 1959-74, and Lord Mackie of Benshie a distinguished RAF officer who became a Liberal MP and subsequently also entered the House of Lords.

Sir Maitland married Isobel Ross in 1935 and celebrated his silver wedding with her before her death in 1960. In 1963 he married a Texan, Pauline Turner, who died in 1993.

His son, Maitland Mackie CBE, is currently Chairman of Mackies Scotland and his grandson, Maitland (Mac) Mackie is Managing Director.

Sir Maitland's autobiograhpy, 'A Lucky Chap' was published in 1993.

Honorary titles
Preceded by David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair	Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire 1975–1987	Succeeded by Colin Farquharson

References

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary--sir-maitland-mackie-1337928.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-lord-johnmackie-1438834.html

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/articles.aspx?page=articles&ID=25349

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci/students/funding/mackie/

http://www.mackies.co.uk/about/history/family_history.aspx

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Name	Mackie, Maitland
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Date of birth	16 February 1912
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Date of death	18 June 1996
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