Editing Albert Mackey (section)

{{short description|American physician (1807–1881)}}
{{for|the American politician from Maryland|Albert D. Mackey}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Albert G. Mackey
| image              = Albert mackey.jpg
| alt                = Photograph of older man
| caption            = Albert Mackey about 1870
| birth_name         = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1807|03|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1881|06|21|1807|03|13}}
| death_place        = [[Fortress Monroe, Virginia]], U.S.
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = Physician
| known_for          = Pioneering Masonic author and encyclopedian
| children           = [[Edmund W. M. Mackey|Edmund Mackey]]
}}
{{Freemasonry}}

'''Albert Gallatin Mackey''' (March 12, 1807 – June 20, 1881) was an American medical doctor and author. He is best known for his books and articles about [[freemasonry]], particularly the [[Masonic Landmarks]]. A unionist, he was a delegate to South Carolina's post-civil war constitutional convention, serving as the body's president, and held federal office.