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.

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.

References

Other websites

Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
Mackenzie King declares war against Nazi Germany (.rm file)  1939 speech
CBC Digital Archives – Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man
Woodside National Historic Site page from Parks Canada website 
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 

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