Born in Campbeltown in Argyll, Robert Mackenzie went out to Calcutta in India where, in 1836, he set up an oil goods import and export business[1] and also became involved in the coasting trade around the Bay of Bengal.
[2][3] In 1847, together with William Mackinnon, he co-founded the Mackinnon Mackenzie Company[3] which went on to become a major trading house, shipping goods from India to the United Kingdom.
[2][3] Mackenzie chose Ghazipur as the base for his own activities.
[2] He died on board the SS Monumental City which was shipwrecked off the coast of Victoria, near Gabo Island on 15 May 1853.
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