Robert Alexander MacKay

Robert Alexander MacKay (January 2, 1894 – November 25, 1979) was a Canadian political scientist and diplomat.

Robert Alexander MacKay
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office August 1955 – November 1957
Preceded by	David Johnson
Succeeded by	Frank Exton Lennard
Personal details
Born	(1894-01-02)2 January 1894
Died	25 November 1979(1979-11-25) (aged 85)

Background

After serving in the First World War and studying at the University of Toronto and Princeton University, MacKay taught at Dalhousie University from 1927 to 1947. He was a member of the Rowell–Sirois Commission. During the Second World War, MacKay worked for the Department of External Affairs.

After the Second World War, MacKay rejoined the Department of External Affairs in 1947. He was Canada's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1955 to 1958 and Canadian Ambassador to Norway from 1958 to 1961. He then taught at Carleton University from 1961 to 1972.

He was the father of William Andrew MacKay.

References

• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-alexander-mackay