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4 days ago · Learn about the life and career of the longest-serving prime minister of Canada, who led the country through the Great Depression and the Second World War. Find out his achievements, controversies, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
Apr 17, 2023 · This 231-hectare country estate belonged to Canada’s tenth and longest-serving prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. After spending almost 50 years (1903–1950) beautifying and expanding his property, King bequeathed his beloved estate to all Canadians.
4 days ago · One of the last letters he received before his death in February 1919 came from Larkin asking if a seat in parliament could be found for William Lyon Mackenzie King*, who had been defeated in the election (despite Larkin’s financial backing), to avoid losing his talents to the United States.
5 days ago · In 1935, Bennett was defeated, and the Liberal Party, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King, took power. King implemented more comprehensive social welfare policies, focusing on relief for the
3 days ago · Macdonald was the first prime minister of the new nation, and served 19 years; only William Lyon Mackenzie King has served longer. In his first term, Macdonald established the North-West Mounted Police and expanded Canada by annexing the North-Western Territory, Rupert's Land, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island.
5 days ago · The length of minority governments varies dramatically, from the brief tenure of Arthur Meighen’s Conservatives in 1926 to the stint of more than three years and seven months of William Lyon Mackenzie King’s Liberals from 1921-25.
5 days ago · Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, third from left, poses with new cabinet ministers Pierre Trudeau, left to right, John Turner and Jean Chrétien in Ottawa on April 4, 1967.
