King, William Lyon Mackenzie (1874-1950)

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Fortieth Anniversary of Hull-House (1930)

William Lyon Mackenzie King to Jane Addams, November 7, 1905

William Lyon Mackenzie King to Jane Addams, 1916

Dorothy Detzer to Jane Addams, April 5, 1926

Hull-House Residents, ca. April 1930

Speakers for Fortieth Anniversary of Hull-House, April 25, 1930

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Birth Date

1874-12-17

Death Date

1950-07-22

Birthplace

Berlin, Ontario, Canada

Biographical Text

William Lyon Mackenzie King was a political leader in Canada from the 1920s to 1940s. He served three terms as Liberal Prime Minister of Canada. King had a social work background and was influenced by Addams and Hull-House when he took his first government position as Deputy Minister in the newly established Department of Labour. King died in 1950 from pneumonia

King never married nor had children.

Occupation

Politician

Source

Photo from the Library and Archives Canada (reproduction reference number C-014191 and MIKAN ID number 3217536)

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Davies, Ali

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1905

Bibliography and Links

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

SNAC

Wikipedia

Citation

“King, William Lyon Mackenzie (1874-1950),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed May 15, 2026, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1570.