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King was born in a frame house rented by his parents at 43 Benton Street in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to John King and Isabel Grace Mackenzie. His maternal grandfather was William Lyon Mackenzie, first mayor of Toronto and leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837.
- Himself
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
- Early Life and Education
- Journalism
- Early Career in Labour and Industrial Relations
- Prime Minister
- The Great Depression
- The Second World War
- Controversial Beliefs
- Legacy
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). The family...
As an undergraduate student, King was a regular contributor to the University of Toronto student newspaper, The Varsity. He subsequently wrote articles for the Toronto Evening News, the Toronto Star, the Toronto Globe, and the Mail and Empire (see Globe and Mail), among other publications.
In 1900, King was offered a position with the new federal Department of Labour. That summer, he became the first editor of the Labour Gazette, the official journal published by the department between 1900 and 1978. In September, he became Canada's first deputy minister of labour. King’s interest in labour coincided with an expansion in manufacturin...
At the 1919 Liberal leadership convention, King was elected as Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s successor. Two years later, the Liberals won a slim majority in the federal election; King became prime minister. He set out to regain the confidence of the farmers in Ontario and Western Canada who had supported the new Progressive Party; but his reductions in tar...
Despite King’s background in economics, he was reluctant to acknowledge the scale of the economic crisis in the 1930s. He did not even note the stock market crash of 1929 in his personal diary. King did not believe at first that the Depression would seriously affect Canada. He refused to provide federal funding to provinces struggling with unemploy...
Developments abroad, from the Ethiopian crisis to the Munich crisis, forced King to pay more attention to international affairs. (See also Global Affairs Canada.) He hoped that war with Germany could be averted through appeasement. Like many other leaders of the time, King was impressed by Hitler when the two met in Berlin, Germany, on 29 June 1937...
Mackenzie King’s political achievements have often been overshadowed by the revelation that this apparently proper and colourless man was a spiritualist; he frequently sought contact with his dead motherand with other deceased relatives and friends. King kept a detailed personal diary for much of his life. This diary was transcribed and published i...
Mackenzie King has continued to intrigue Canadians. Critics argue that his political longevity was achieved by evasions and indecision, and that he failed to provide creative leadership. His defenders argue that he gradually changed Canada, a difficult country to govern, while keeping the nation united.
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.
- H. Blair Neatby
- KING, WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 17
21 de may. de 2019 · Known For: Longest-serving prime minister of Canada. Born: December 17, 1874 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Parents: John King and Isabel Grace Mackenzie. Died: July 22, 1950 in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. Education: University College, Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Chicago, Harvard University.
- Susan Munroe
William Lyon Mackenzie (Mackenzie) King. Born 17 Dec 1874 in Berlin, Ontario, Canada. Ancestors. Son of John King and Isabel Grace (Mackenzie) King. Brother of Isabel Christina Grace King, Janet Lindsey (King) Lay and Dougall Macdougall King. Died 22 Jul 1950 at age 75 in Kingsmere, Quebec, Canada.
- December 17, 1874
- July 22, 1950
2 de jul. de 2019 · William Lyon Mackenzie King was born and raised in Canada, but his family had roots in New York long before he arrived in the city. His grandfather was the very similarly named William Lyon Mackenzie — the notorious rebel mayor of Toronto, who once led an armed rebellion against the government of Upper Canada.
William Lyon Mackenzie King (Berlín, 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.