Background
Amulree was born at South Kensington, London, England, the son of Sir William Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury.
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Education
He was educated at Lancing College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Career
Upon graduating Amulree joined the Ministry of Health, initially working on the delivery of cancer services, but left in 1949 to become physician in charge of the geriatric department at University College Hospital, London. He was governor and president of a number of organisations including the British Geriatrics Society, the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics and the Association of Occupational Therapists. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his service to public health and welfare.
Amulree succeeded his father in the barony in 1942.
He was a Liberal Peer and Whip between 1955 and 1977 and spoke in the House of Lords on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.
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