William Lyon Mackenzie King

Mackenzie King, grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario. As a public servant he organized the Department of Labour, and was recognized as an authority on industrial relations. Entering politics in 1908, he became leader of the Liberal Party in 1919, Prime Minister in 1921, and except for three months in 1926, and the years 1930-1935, remained in office until his retirement in 1948. His great skill in compromise enabled him to maintain the political balance among Canada’s peoples and regions. He died at Kingsmere, Québec, and was buried in Toronto.

Petit-fils de William Lyon Mackenzie, Mackenzie King est né à Berlin, maintenant Kitchener, en Ontario. Fonctionnaire, il organisa le ministère du Travail et devint une autorité en matière de relations industrielles. Entré dans la politique active en 1908, chef du parti libéral en 1919, il devint premier ministre en 1921 et le resta jusqu’en 1948, sauf pendant trois mois en 1926 et de 1930 à 1935. Son talent de médiateur lui permit de maintenir, au cours de son long mandat, l’équilibre entre les diverses ethnies et régions du Canada. Il mourut à Kingsmere (Québec) et fut inhumé à Toronto.