Background
Mackenzie, Robert Shelton was born on June 22, 1809 in Drew’s Court, County Limerick, Ireland. Son of Captain Kenneth and Maria (Shelton) Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Robert Shelton was born on June 22, 1809 in Drew’s Court, County Limerick, Ireland. Son of Captain Kenneth and Maria (Shelton) Mackenzie.
Taught school, Fremoy, Ireland, 1825-1826. Editor county jour; editor Derbyshire Courier, 1831-1833. Editor Sunday Paper, New York City, 1852-1857.
Editor Philadelphia Press, 1857-1877.
Married Georgiana Dickinson, 1851. Married second, Adelheid Zwissler, 1858.