The Right Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King,
P.C., O.M., C.M.G., B.A., M.A., A.M., LL.B., Ph.D.
Various Biographical, Political, and Cultural Data
Biographical Information
Date and Place of Birth
* 1874.12.17, Berlin(Kitchener), Ontario, Canada
Date and Place of Death
* 1950.07.22, Wright County, Quebec, Canada
Died of pneumonia at 75
Burial Place
* Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
* Labour expert, senior public servant, gentleman, journalist, editor, lawyer, author
Details of Interest
* Longest total duration as PM in the whole of the Commonwealth
Political Information
Term as Prime Minister
* 1921.12.29 - 1926.06.28
* 1926.09.25 - 1930.08.06
* 1935.10.23 - 1948.11.14
Political Party
* Liberal
Ministerial Portfolios
* Minister of Labour (1909.06.02 - 1911.10.06)
* Secretary of State for External Affairs (1921.12.29 - 1926.06.28)
* President of the Privy Council (1921.12.29 - 1926.06.28)
* Secretary of State for External Affairs (1926.09.25 - 1930.08.06)
* President of the Privy Council (1926.09.25 - 1930.08.06)
* Secretary of State for External Affairs (1935.10.23 - 1946.09.03)
* President of the Privy Council (1935.10.23 - 1948.11.14)
Electoral Information
Federal Electoral Ridings
* Waterloo North, Ontario (1908.10.26 - 1911.09.20)
* Prince, Prince Edward Island (1919.10.20 - 1921.12.05)
* York North, Ontario (1921.12.06 - 1921.12.28)
* York North, Ontario (1922.01.19 - 1925.10.28)
* Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1926.02.15 - 1926.10.10)
* Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1926.11.02 - 1945.06.10)
* Glengarry, Ontario (1945.08.06 - 1949.06.26)
Heritage Information
Places, Buildings, etc. Named After Prime Minister
* Mackenzie King Island, 5048 km2, one of the central islands in the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Arctic Archipelago.
* Mackenzie King Village. University of Waterloo residence; welcomed its first residents in the fall of 2001.
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