McKenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861
Variant namesFur trader and wealthy St. Louis businessman.
Emigrating from Scotland in 1816, McKenzie worked as a clerk for the North West Company and later oganized and served as president of the Columbia Fur Company. When this firm merged in 1827 with the American Fur Company, McKenzie guided the operations of its Upper Missouri Outfit from Fort Union, N.D. After an ill-fated attempt to evade federal liquor shipment prohibitions by distilling whisky for the Indian trade, McKenzie retired in 1834 to a lucrative business career in St. Louis.
From the description of Letters, 1834-1835. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38500939
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | McKenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861. Kenneth McKenzie papers, 1841-1849. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Fontenelle, Lucien. Letter : Fort Union, to Kenneth McKenzie, 1832 Sep 11. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Pierre Chouteau and family papers, 1799-1850. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | McKenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861. Letters, 1834-1835. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Pierre Chouteau and family papers., 1799-1850. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Fontenelle, Lucien. Letter : Fort Union, to Kenneth McKenzie, 1832 Sep 11. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fontenelle, Lucien. | person |
| associatedWith | McKenzie, F. S. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Pratte, Chouteau and Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. | person |
| correspondedWith | Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867 | person |
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| Fur trade |
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Birth 1797
Death 1861-04-26
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