The Hon.  David MacKeen
10th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office October 19, 1915 – November 13, 1916
Preceded by	James Drummond McGregor
Succeeded by	MacCallum Grant
Senator for Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
In office February 21, 1896 – October 15, 1915
Appointed by	Mackenzie Bowell
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cape Breton
In office 1887 – 1896
Preceded by	Hector Francis McDougall
Succeeded by	Charles Tupper
Born	September 20, 1839(1839-09-20) Mabou, Nova Scotia
Died	November 13, 1916 (aged 77) Mabou, Nova Scotia
Political party	Conservative

David MacKeen (September 20, 1839 – November 13, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, mine manager, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Born in Mabou, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Cape Breton in the 1887 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.

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• Parliament of Canada biography
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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