predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
william henry cushing thomas underwood 21 january 1949 westminster , england calgary , alberta 12th mayor of calgary 12 march 1860 january 7 , 1901 jsmackie.jpg james stuart mackie
 january 6 , 1902 james stuart mackie
james stuart mackie

james stuart mackie -lrb- march 12 , 1860 -- january 21 , 1949 -rrb- was a canadian businessman and politician .
he was the 12th mayor of calgary , alberta .
mackie was born in westminster , england in 1860 to scottish parents .
hearing of opportunities in canada , he emigrated to winnipeg , manitoba in 1882 .
in winnipeg , he learnt to become a gunsmith with hingston smith arms company .
in 1885 , he went back to england to convince his parents to return with him to canada .
they instead decided to go to syracuse , new york then later san francisco , california .
while on route back to canada , mackie met grace macmillan forgan .
forgan was heading to omaha , nebraska to be with her parents .
they continued to write each other , and in february , 1892 they were married .
mackie headed to calgary in 1886 to open a gun store .
mackie had short-lived business partnerships with walter mackay and joseph cockel that helped expand his business knowledge beyond gunsmithing .
he ended up being involved with taxidermy , sports goods , fishing tackle , cutlery , fur , etc. .
in november 1899 , he purchased the thomson bros. bookstore .
in 1901 , he bought the thompson stationary company .
in 1891 , mackie became a charter member of the calgary board of trade , which is now the chamber of commerce .
he spent six years as an alderman of the calgary city council .
he also held the position of mayor for one term .
mackie also got himself into real estate .
he built the mackie block and the lancaster building in calgary , which are today prominent historical structures in downtown calgary .
