John Bain Mackay (5 February 1795 – 9 August 1888) was a nurseryman based in Clapton, London noted for his introductions of Australian and South American plants into cultivation.[1]

He was born in Echt in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.[1] At his Clapton Nursery, he propagated plant material sent to him by William Baxter from Australia and James Anderson from South America.[1] In addition to his nursery, he had a showroom in King's Road, Chelsea. His foreman, Hugh Low, took over the nursery in 1831.[1]

Mackay became a Fellow of the Linnaean Society.[1] He died in Totteridge, Hertfordshire on 9 August 1888 at the age of 93.[1]

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