William Lyon Mackenzie King

William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950), also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He is known for having led Canada through the Second World War.

The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC
King in 1942
11th, 13th & 15th Prime Minister of Canada
In office October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948
Monarch	George V Edward VIII George VI
Governor-General	Earl of Bessborough Lord Tweedsmuir Earl of Athlone Viscount Alexander
Preceded by	Richard Bennett
Succeeded by	Louis St. Laurent
In office September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Lord Byng of Vimy Viscount Willingdon
Preceded by	Arthur Meighen
Succeeded by	Richard Bennett
In office December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Lord Byng of Vimy
Preceded by	Arthur Meighen
Succeeded by	Arthur Meighen
Personal details
Born	December 17, 1874 Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 22, 1950(1950-07-22) (aged 75) Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Never married
Alma mater	Suddaby Public School University of Toronto Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School Osgoode Hall Law School University of Chicago Harvard University
Signature	William Lyon Mackenzie King's signature

He served as the eleventh, thirteenth, and fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948. A Liberal with 22 non-consecutive years in office, he was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history.

King died on July 22, 1950, at Kingsmere from pneumonia, aged 75. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

William Lyon Mackenzie King Media

• King1899.jpg

  W.L. Mackenzie King.

• KingUniform1910.jpg

  Wearing court uniform as minister of labour in 1910

• KingLaurier1912.jpg

  King standing behind former Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, 1912

• KingWriting.jpg

  King, while writing Industry and Humanity, 1917

• King1919HeadShot.jpg

  Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, M.P., Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

• KingCampaigning1926.jpg

  King making a speech during his 1926 election campaign

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  Mackenzie King (seated right) at the 1926 Imperial Conference, which led to the Balfour Declaration

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  British diplomat Esme Howard, King, and Canadian diplomat Vincent Massey, first Canadian Envoy to the United States, at the Canadian Legation during a visit to Washington in 1927

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  King, in court dress, speaking on Parliament Hill during a ceremony celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation in 1927

Other websites

Quotations related to William Lyon Mackenzie King at Wikiquote Media related to William Lyon Mackenzie King at Wikimedia Commons

• Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
• Mackenzie King declares war against Nazi Germany (.rm file) Archived 2005-04-15 at the Wayback Machine 1939 speech
• CBC Digital Archives – Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man
• Woodside National Historic Site page from Parks Canada website Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• The secret of heroism : a memoir of Henry Albert Harper by William Lyon Mackenzie King at archive.org
• William Lyon Mackenzie King Estate Visitor's Information Archived 2008-07-10 at the Wayback Machine

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