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The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC | |
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10th Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948 | |
| Monarch | George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Governor-General | Earl of Bessborough Lord Tweedsmuir Earl of Athlone Viscount Alexander |
| Preceded by | Richard Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Louis St. Laurent |
In office September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Lord Byng of Vimy Viscount Willingdon |
| Preceded by | Arthur Meighen |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bennett |
In office December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Lord Byng of Vimy |
| Preceded by | Arthur Meighen |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Meighen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1874 Berlin, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 22, 1950(1950-07-22) (aged 75) Chelsea, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Never married |
| Alma mater | Suddaby Public School University of Toronto Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School Osgoode Hall Law School University of Chicago Harvard University |
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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 served as the tenth 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 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.[1]
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- 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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