William Lyon Mackenzie King

The Right Honourable

William Lyon Mackenzie King

OM CMG PC
The Right Honourable; William Lyon Mackenzie King; OM CMG PC
	King in 1942
11th, 13th & 15th Prime Minister of Canada
	In office; October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948
Monarch	George V; Edward VIII; George VI
Governor-General	Earl of Bessborough; Lord Tweedsmuir; Earl of Athlone; Viscount Alexander
Preceded by	Richard Bennett
Succeeded by	Louis St. Laurent
	In office; September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Lord Byng of Vimy; Viscount Willingdon
Preceded by	Arthur Meighen
Succeeded by	Richard Bennett
	In office; December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Lord Byng of Vimy
Preceded by	Arthur Meighen
Succeeded by	Arthur Meighen
Personal details
Born	December 17, 1874; Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 22, 1950 (aged 75); Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Never married
Alma mater	Suddaby Public School; University of Toronto; Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School; Osgoode Hall Law School; University of Chicago; Harvard University
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William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950), also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He is known for having led Canada through the Second World War.

He served as the eleventh, thirteenth, and fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948. A Liberal with 22 non-consecutive years in office, he was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history.

King died on July 22, 1950, at Kingsmere from pneumonia, aged 75. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.^[1]