William Lyon Mackenzie King

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William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada’s longest-serving prime minister, leading the country through the Great Depression and the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian politician
human
prime minister
birthDate 1874-12-17
birthPlace Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Kitchener
surface form: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
burialPlace Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
countryOfCitizenship Canada
deathDate 1950-07-22
deathPlace Kingsmere, Quebec, Canada
degree PhD in political economy
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Chicago
University of Toronto NERFINISHED
familyName King
fieldOfStudy economics
political economy
fullName William Lyon Mackenzie King self-link
givenName William
grandfather William Lyon Mackenzie
honorificSuffix CMG
OM
PC
implementedPolicy Family Allowances in Canada
Unemployment Insurance in Canada
ledDuring Great Depression
Second World War NERFINISHED
longestServing Prime Minister of Canada
monarchDuringTerm Edward VIII
George V
George VI
nationality Canadian
notableFor social welfare reforms in Canada
wartime leadership
occupation author
civil servant
politician
officeEnd 1926-06-28
1930-08-07
1948-11-15
officeStart 1921-12-29
1926-09-25
1935-10-23
politicalParty Liberal Party of Canada
positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (Canada)

Minister of Labour (Canada)
Prime Minister of Canada
religion Presbyterianism
residence Laurier House, Ottawa
totalTimeInOffice more than 21 years

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William Lyon Mackenzie King fullName William Lyon Mackenzie King self-link
Quebec Conference hasParticipant William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal Party of Canada hasPrimeMinisterProduced William Lyon Mackenzie King
Arcadia Conference keyAttendee William Lyon Mackenzie King
Imperial Conference of 1926 significantPerson William Lyon Mackenzie King
Quebec Agreement witnessedBy William Lyon Mackenzie King