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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