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Secretary of State for External Affairs; In office October 23, 1935 – September 4, 1946: Prime Minister: Himself: Preceded by: R. B. Bennett: Succeeded by
Jul 18, 2024 · Ask a Question Ask a Question W.L. Mackenzie King (born December 17, 1874, Berlin [now Kitchener], Ontario, Canada—died July 22, 1950, Kingsmere, Quebec) was the prime minister of Canada (1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48) and leader of the Liberal Party, who helped preserve the unity of the English and French populations of Canada.. Education. Mackenzie King, as he is usually called, was the ...
Oct 15, 2008 · Early Life and Education. William Lyon Mackenzie King was born in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, to lawyer John King and his wife Isabel, daughter of William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada.He had three siblings: Isabel “Bella” Christina Grace (1873–1915), Janet “Jennie” Lindsey (1876–1962) and Dougall “Max” Macdougall (1878–1922).
Feb 25, 2016 · Canada was deeply unprepared when it went to war at Britain’s side against Germany on 10 September 1939. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was an experienced and shrewd politician who had been in power for nearly 13 years, on and off, since 1921, but few thought he had the grit to lead the country in war. He certainly did not compare favourably, at first glance, to the warlike and ...
Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1893 to 1950. The diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King provide a unique view of Canadian and world events through his thoughts and actions from his time as a student, to high-ranking civil servant to Canada’s longest serving prime minister.
Feb 20, 2018 · William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada's longest serving prime minister, an accomplished politician and a prolific writer. He kept an ongoing diary from 1893, until a few days before his death in 1950, in which he wrote down meticulous accounts of his life in politics and fascinating details from his private life.
Jan 29, 2013 · Further Reading. D. Flint, William Lyon Mackenzie (1971); L.F. Gates, After the Rebellion: The Later Years of William Lyon Mackenzie (1988); W. Kilbourn, The Firebrand (1956); C. Lindsey, The Life and Times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie: With an Account of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837, and the Subsequent Frontier Disturbances, Chiefly from Unpublished Documents (1862); V.L. Russell, The Mayors of ...
Dec 1, 2010 · He’s been called boring, a waffler, and a kook. But William Lyon Mackenzie King is also the longest serving Canadian prime minister. And there’s no denying that under his leadership, Canada was transformed from a minor player in the British Empire into a modern middle power, with great influence on the world stage.
KING, WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE, journalist, civil servant, author, labour conciliator, and politician; b. 17 Dec. 1874 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ont., son of John King and Isabel Grace Mackenzie*; d. unmarried 22 July 1950 at Kingsmere, Que. William Lyon Mackenzie King had a long political career.
The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King. Biographical Information. Born 17 December 1874, Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario. Education University of Toronto (B.A ...
