Compton Mackenzie
Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, was a Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the National Party of Scotland along with Hugh MacDiarmid, Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in the 1952 Birthday Honours List.
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- Born in
- West Hartlepool
- Educated at
- Colet CourtMagdalen CollegeSt Paul's School
- Awards
- 🏆 Officer of the Order of the British Empire🏆 Knight Bachelor
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1883
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Birth1972
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