The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-08
Death OF BANKER
WILLIAM A. MACkAY PASSED
AWAY AT THE FAMILY HOME
LAST EVENING.

William A. Mackay died at the
family home in East Ninth street at
$3.50 o'clock last evening after an ILL
ness extending over several months.
d. +. Mackay of this city states that
in young manhood his brother suffer
ed a seige of typhoid fever which left
him with weak kidneys from which
he suffered more or less ever after.
Early in December last year he suf-
fered a second attack of typhoid
fever which was successfully combat
ted by his physicians, but his kidneys
were reinfected and from this disease
death resulted. A postmortem of the
remains held by physicians of the city
last evening revealed an unusual en-
largement and hardening of the kid
neys while all other organs of the
body were in normal condition. De-
ceased was a man of splendid consti-
tuition and vitality and for weeks
lived after all hope of recovery had
been given up by his physicians and
relatives.
Deceased is survived by widow,
one son, j. j. Mackay of this city,
one daughter, Mrs. Zella Joiner of
Polo, Ill. two brothers, ID. f. Mackay
of this city and Henry Mackay of Mt.
Carroll, Ill, two sisters, Mrs. Helen
Weston and Miss Mary Mackay of
Mt. Carroll, Ill. The former sister
was with her brother during the
greater part of his illness and at the
time of his death. A third brother,
Daniel Mackay, who visited his broth
ers in this city a number of times,
died in Mt. Carroll a few weeks ago.
William A. Mackay was born in
Mt. Carroll, H., in 1850 and was
therefore in the 65th year of his age.
In young manhood he was employed
in the railway mail service, coming to
Madison in 1886 and taking the po-
sition of cashier of the First National
bank, a position which he held until
1894. Upon retiring, in company
with the late M. DAILY, he established
the Banking House of DAILY q Mackay
which was later merged into the
Banking House of Mackay Bros. his
brother, ID. +. Mackay. becoming his
business partner. Deceased was a
man of strong character with unusual
business acumen and qualifications
and leaves an estate of comfortable
proportions. While never particular
ly conspicuous i'm the affairs of the
city he eXerted much influence and
his counsel in matters of public i'm
port was always sought and consider
cd valuable. Outside of business
hours he was a student of public af-
fairs and possessed considerable ar
tistic taste which he gratifed to an
extent. He was fond of travel and
within the past ten years had visited
most of the countries and cities of
Europe. Japan, China, Hawaiian ISL
ands and the principal countries of
South America. Socially he was a
companionable gentleman, interest
ing conversationalist on account of
his extended reading and travel, and
an hour in his company was always
pleasantly and proftably spent.
A short funeral service conducted
by the Rev. C. McKibbin of the Pres
byterian church will be held at the
home at s a. IN. tomorrow after which
the remains will be removed to the
depot and taken to Mt. Carroll, Ill,
the boyhood home of the deceased
banker for burial. AS a mark OF re-
spect, the banks of the city will not
open at the usual hour tomorrow
morning. but remain closed until
after the departure of the train bear
ing the remains of their associate.
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