Mackinnon, Sir William, baronet (1823–1893), shipping entrepreneur and imperialist, born at Campbeltown, Argyll, on 31 March 1823, was the son of Duncan Mackinnon (d. 1836) of Campbeltown and his wife, Isabella (d. 1861), daughter of John Currie of the same town. He was educated at ...
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E. I. Carlyle
revised by John S. Galbraith
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Sir William Mackinnon, baronet (1823–1893) by Eveleen Myers © National Portrait Gallery, London