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5 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. A Liberal, he was the dominant politician in Canada from the early 1920s to the late 1940s.
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4 giorni fa · William Lyon Mackenzie King. Born: December 17, 1874, Berlin [now Kitchener], Ontario, Canada. Died: July 22, 1950, Kingsmere, Quebec (aged 75) Title / Office: prime minister (1935-1948), Canada. prime minister (1926-1930), Canada. prime minister (1921-1926), Canada. (Show more) Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada. Role In: World War II.
5 giorni fa · He served as Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1946 and secretary of state for external affairs from 1948 to 1957 under Liberal Prime Ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent. He narrowly lost the bid to become secretary-general of the United Nations in 1953.
7 mag 2024 · The Farm is the former home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister. He led the country through both the Great Depression and the Second World War. King was a lifelong bachelor with a fondness for spiritualism, fortune-telling, and professional mediums, which he wrote about in his voluminous diaries.
7 mag 2024 · His nomination came courtesy of delegates from North York, Ont. – the area where his grandfather, William Lyon Mackenzie, helped lead the 1837 Upper Canada rebellion. King’s speech was supposed to be limited to 15 minutes. But he added a tribute to Laurier and continued to speak despite the chair's efforts.
7 mag 2024 · 10. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948) William Lyon Mackenzie King holds the record for the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history, with over 21 years in office.
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.
