15 Facts About Henry Mackenzie

Henry Mackenzie's father, Dr Joshua Mackenzie, was a distinguished Edinburgh physician and his mother, Margaret Rose, belonged to an old Nairnshire family.

Henry Mackenzie was educated at the High School and studied law at University of Edinburgh.

Henry Mackenzie was then articled to George Inglis of Redhall, who was attorney for the crown in the management of exchequer business.

Henry Mackenzie had tried for several years to interest publishers in what would become his first and most famous work, The Man of Feeling, but they rejected it.

Finally, Henry Mackenzie published it anonymously in 1771, but to instant success.

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Henry Mackenzie's name was then officially announced, but Eccles appears to have convinced some people.

In 1773 Henry Mackenzie published a second novel, The Man of the World, whose hero was as consistently bad as the Man of Feeling had been "constantly obedient to every emotion of his moral sense", as Sir Walter Scott put it.

Henry Mackenzie belonged to an Edinburgh literary club in Edinburgh, where papers in the manner of The Spectator were read.

In 1783, Henry Mackenzie was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Henry Mackenzie was rewarded in 1804 with the office of comptroller of the taxes for Scotland.

In 1776 Henry Mackenzie married Penuel, daughter of Sir Ludovich Grant of Grant.

Henry Mackenzie was in later years a notable figure in Edinburgh society, nicknamed the Man of Feeling, but in fact a hard-headed man of affairs with a kindly heart.

Henry Mackenzie wrote a Life of Doctor Blacklock, prefixed to the 1793 edition of the poet's works.

Henry Mackenzie's son Holt Mackenzie was an EIC administrator and privy councillor.

Henry Mackenzie is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, in a grave facing north in the centre of the north retaining wall.