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William Lyon Mackenzie King. 1874-1950 First elected to Parliament in 1908, Mackenzie King was Canada’s longest serving prime minister, being in office nearly 22 years (1921-26; 1926-30; 1935-48), including the difficult years of the Second World War. King initiated several enduring so
The database provides access to 30,000 pages of typed and transcribed text. Mackenzie King kept a daily diary (MG26-J13) - with a few exceptions - from 1893 to 1950 a few days before his death. Mackenzie King wrote his diaries by hand until the beginning of 1938. Afterwards, he dictated his diaries nightly to his secretary.
William Lyon Mackenzie King. William Lyon Mackenzie King ( Kitchener, 17 de diciembre de 1874 – Chelsea, 22 de julio de 1950) fue un abogado, político y estadista canadiense que ejerció como primer ministro de Canadá por tres periodos no consecutivos: de 1921 a 1926, de 1926 a 1930 y de 1935 a 1948. King fue la figura central de la ...
Quick Facts. Canada's longest-serving prime minister, his term overlapped with the Great Depression and World War II. Name: William Lyon Mackenzie King. Born: December 17, 1874, Kitchener, Ontario. Died: July 22, 1950, Kingsmere, Quebec. Served (first time): December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926 (4 years)
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 .
William Lyon Mackenzie King had a long political career. He was leader of the Liberal Party for 29 eventful years through the buoyant expansion of the 1920s, the depression of the 1930s, the shock of World War II, and then the post-war reconstruction, and for 21 of these years he was Canada’s prime minister.
Signature. William Lyon Mackenzie [a] (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify elite members of Upper Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and aligned with Reformers.
