John McKenzie (philanthropist)

{{Short description|New Zealand businessman and philanthropist}}

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Sir John Robert Hugh McKenzie {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KBE|size=85%}} (5 August 1876 – 26 August 1955) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist who founded the McKenzies chain of retail stores. He was born in Yarrawalla, Victoria, Australia, on 5 August 1876.{{DNZB|title=John Robert Hugh McKenzie|first= Jennifer M.|last= Gill|id=4m21|accessdate=23 April 2017}} In the 1950 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public and philanthropic services.{{London Gazette |issue=38798 |date=30 December 1949 |page=35 |supp=y }} In 1996, McKenzie was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.{{cite web |url=https://www.businesshalloffame.co.nz/past-laureates/jwcw39lr69dew3p-6tnyl-bxmls-gecal-sb7j3-98scp-pl359-d25m5-wkf57-zlbk7-89hxh-z97ep-dm9ss-79b6z-mbxrf-mb76a-ntm2m-xzcss-mhhxt-73pc3-5rs2b-lcm2n-pta4w-trmjj-j586e-h8nk7-n7jss-leg8k |title=Sir John Robert McKenzie |website=Business Hall of Fame |access-date=11 November 2024}}