W. J. M. Mackenzie

William James Millar Mackenzie CBE FBA (9 April 1909 – 22 August 1996), also known as Bill Mackenzie, was professor of government at the University of Manchester and professor of politics at the University of Glasgow.

He was born on 9 April 1909, the son of Laurence Millar Mackenzie WS (1860–1932) and his wife Anna Marion McClymont.

In 1933 he was appointed fellow in classics at Magdalen College, Oxford, before switching fields to teach Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

During World War II he worked first at the Air Ministry, and later with the Special Operations Executive.

After the war Mackenzie initially returned to Magdalen College, but in 1948 he was appointed chair of government and administration at the University of Manchester.