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3 giorni fa · William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.
3 giorni fa · William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify elite members of Upper Canada.
4 giorni fa · The winning candidate, Charles McDonald, did not hold the seat long, resigning it to open a place for the Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, who had been defeated in his Ontario riding. The Tories ran no candidate against King in the by-election on February 15, 1926, and he won easily.
5 giorni fa · On July 1st, 1923, The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, also known as the "Chinese Exclusion Act", was a Canadian Act of Parliament passed by the government of Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, banning most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada. In fact, many early Chinese immigrants called Canada Day, “Humiliation Day”.
5 giorni fa · King, a remote descendent of William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada, also hosted the Quebec Conference which was a meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt. He was a spiritualist and believed that he had communicated with spirits.
3 giorni fa · In the afternoon, visit the Mackenzie Printery – the restored home of publisher, rebellion leader and Toronto’s first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. Includes lunch at Queenston Heights Restaurant.
5 giorni fa · William Lyon Mackenzie King became 10th Prime Minister of Canada – 1921; Fred Newton became the first and only person to swim the length of the Mississippi River. It took him about six months to cover the 1,826 miles from Minnesota to New Orleans.
