Location
The Region of Waterloo - Kitchener
On the SE corner of Queen Street North and Ahrens Street East
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Photographer
Alan L Brown
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More Information
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Posted
March 28, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
Canada's 10th prime minister was born in Berlin (Kitchener) on Dec 17, 1874. A grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, he joined the Canadian civil service in 1900 as a specialist in labour relations. Elected to the federal parliament as a Liberal member for Waterloo North in 1908, he served as minister of Labour under Sir Wilfred Laurier. In 1919 he became leader of the Liberal party and prime minister in 1921. Thereafter King continued to lead the government until 1948 except for a brief interval in 1926 and the term of 1930-35. His tenure of over twenty-one years was longer than that of any other prime minister in the Commonwealth.
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