MACKAY, JOHN (1851-1937) was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, came to Dunedin in the Storm Cloud (1860) and was educated at the public schools and the Otago Boys' High School (1863-64). He then spent some years in the office of his brother Joseph, owner of the Bruce Herald, Milton, and after 12 months with Mills, Dick and Co., established himself as a printer in Dunedin (1871). He was associated with Thomas Bracken as printers of the Saturday Advertiser in Dunedin. He was also for a while in partnership with George Fenwick (q.v.), and afterwards senior partner in Mackay, Risk and Munro. He sold out this interest in 1888, and became factory manager for the Evening Star. In 1896 Mackay was appointed Government Printer, an office which he held till 1916. He took some little part in local affairs, being a member of school committees in Dunedin and an elder of the First Church, of St John's Church in Wellington and the Island Bay Church. He married (1879) Euthenia, daughter of D. McCorkindale (Dunedin). His death occurred on 3 Mar 1937.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908.

Reference: Volume 2, page 14

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