Background
MACKINNON, Archibald Donald was born on March 27, 1864 in Isle of Skye. 6th son of late Reverend Don. Mackinnon, Doctor of Divinity, minister of parish of Strath, Isle of Skye.
MACKINNON, Archibald Donald was born on March 27, 1864 in Isle of Skye. 6th son of late Reverend Don. Mackinnon, Doctor of Divinity, minister of parish of Strath, Isle of Skye.
Studied at private school. Aberdeen University Medical Officer, Imperial British East Africa Company, 1888-1891. Doctor of Medicine.
Civil Surgeon, Cooch Behar, 1893-1894. Medical Officer, Uganda Protectorate, 1894-1897. Director of Transport, 1898-1899.
Medical Officer to Zanzibar Government, 1900-1906. 4th class, Order of the Hamoudieh (Sultan of Zanzibar), 1901. 2nd Class Brilliant Star, Zanzibar.
3rd Class El Alyeh of Zanzibar. Decorated for Uganda services.
Club: Oriental.
Spouse 1901, Mary Henderson,daughter of late Henry Macdonald, and widow of E. C. Maciver.