William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950

and

William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874-1950

There are two plaques about this gentleman in The City of Kitchener.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery

Plaque Location

The Region of Waterloo
The City of Kitchener
On the southeast corner of
Queen Street North and Ahrens Street East

Coordinates: N 43 27.186 W 80 29.182

Plaque Text

Canada's tenth prime minister was born in Berlin (Kitchener) on December 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 Liberal member for Waterloo North in 1908, he served as minister of Labour, 1909-11, 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.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2009

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Plaque Location

The Region of Waterloo
The City of Kitchener
On the grounds of Woodside National Historic Site
on Spring Valley Road west off Wellington Street North
on the path from the parking lot to the house

Coordinates: N 43 27.871 W 80 28.831

Plaque Text

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.

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Laurier House

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