William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874 - 1950)

Born 17 Dec 1874 in Berlin, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 22 Jul 1950 at age 75 in Kingsmere, Quebec, Canada

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Preceded by
Arthur Meighen

11th Prime Minister of Canada
29 December 1921 - 28 June 1926

Succeeded by
Arthur Meighen

Preceded by
Arthur Meighen

13th Prime Minister of Canada
25 September 1926 - 7 August 1930

Succeeded by
R. B. Bennett

Preceded by
R. B. Bennett

15th Prime Minister of Canada
23 October 1935 - 15 November 1948

Succeeded by
Louis St. Laurent

It is what we prevent, rather than what we do, that counts most in Government.

–– Mackenzie King, 26 August, 1936

Biography

Mackenzie King is Notable.

Mackenzie King was a journalist, civil servant, author, and politician; born 17 Dec. 1874 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario,^[1] son of John King and Isabel Mackenzie ;died unmarried 22 July 1950 at Kingsmere, Québec.

Mackenzie King était un journaliste, fonctionnaire, auteur, et homme politique; né le 17 décembre 1874 à Berlin (Kitchener) Ontario, fils de John King et Isabel Mackenzie; décédé célibataire le 22 juillet 1950 à Kingsmere, Québec.

Willie, as he was called in childhood, spent his early years growing up in Berlin, Ontario with his sisters, Bella and Jennie, and little brother, Max. The family lived on the outskirts of town in a rented brick house, known as Woodside.^[2]

Growing up Willie was greatly influenced by his mother, Isabele Mackenzie.

In 1911, Mackenzie King was living at 117 Queen St. N. in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario. He is listed as the only member of his household. Mackenzie's occupation was Minister of Labor. In this position, he had made $7000 the previous year.^[3]

Mr. and Mrs. John King with their son Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, 1911

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913, database and images, Ancestry.ca (www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Sep 2013), entry for William Lyon Mackenzie King; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, MS 929, reel 21, Waterloo district, Berlin, page 220, no. 69, registration no. 021855.
2. ↑ Neatby, H. Blair, “KING, WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE,” University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 17 (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/king_william_lyon_mackenzie_17E.html : accessed August 3, 2014.)
3. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1911," database and digital images. Library and Archives Canada(www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 8 Sep 2013), item no. 5096153; citing RG 31-C-1, Statistics Canada Fonds, microfilm reel T-20407, District 130, Waterloo North, Sub-district 34, Berlin, p.16, line 43, Hon W L M King household.

Please refer to these sources for more details about Mackenzie King's political career:

• "The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King," First Among Equals, The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics(https://web.archive.org/web/20210516141220/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/4/h4-3250-e.html : accessed 8 Sep 2013).
• Wikipedia:William Lyon Mackenzie King
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #2556 (accessed 19 November 2023)
  Memorial page for William Lyon Mackenzie King (17 Dec 1874-22 Jul 1950), citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (plot: Plot L, Section 46, Lot 21); Maintained by Find a Grave.