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Canada in the Second World War
W.L. Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, born in Berlin (now Kitchener, Ontario) December 17, 1874, died in Kingsmere (Quebec) July 22, 1950. Leader of the Liberal Party from 1919 to 1948, Prime Minister of Canada from 1921 to 1926, from 1926 to 1930, and from 1935 to 1948.
Right Honorable William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1941.
National Archives of Canada, C-042725.
The son of a lawyer, King was the grandson, on his mother’s side, of William Lyon Mackenzie, one of the leaders of the 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada. He studied law and economics at the University of Toronto (graduated in 1895), then at the University of Chicago (M.A., 1897). He went on to graduate studies at Harvard. In 1900, he becomes Deputy Minister in the newly created Department of Labour and entered the House of Commons in 1908 as Liberal Member of Parliament for North York. The following year, Sir Wilfrid Laurier appoints him Minister of Labour. Defeated in the 1911 elections, King works as a consultant in industrial relations, as well as for the Rockefeller Foundation. He publishes Industry and Humanity in 1918, a book in which he presents his vision of a government which, acting in the name of society as a whole, takes an active part in the peaceful solution of
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King: William Lyon Mackenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny
The first biography in a generation of Canada's most eccentric and most important prime minister -- Mackenzie King -- and his defining influence on our 20th century.
Most Canadian historians consider William Lyon Mackenzie King to be not only the country's greatest prime minister but also its most peculiar. From 1919 to 1948 he occasionally lorded over the Liberal Party, also serving as prime minister for much of that time.
Mackenzie King was a brilliant tactician, was passionately committed to Canadian unity, and was a protector of the underdog, introducing such cornerstones of Canada's social safety net as unemployment insurance, family allowances and old-age pensions. At the same time, he was insecure, craved flattery, became upset at minor criticism, and was prone to fantasy -- especially about the Tory conspiracy against him. King loosened the Imperial connection with Britain and was wary of American military and economic power. Yet he loved all things British and acted like a praised schoolboy when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill or U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt treated him as an equal.
King comes at a time when the Canadian people have resoundingly rebuffed the Liberal party
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William Lyon Adventurer King
Canadian pol and statesman (1874–1950)
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| In office October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | R. B. Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In office September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Arthur Meighen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In office December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | George V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor General | The Monarch Byng designate Vimy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Arthur Meighen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Arthur Meighen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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