Northward in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

William Lyon Mackenzie King

1874-1950

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

1. William Lyon Mackenzie King Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

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.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 43° 27.852′ N, 80° 28.843′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Northward. It is on Wellington Street North. The marker is on the grounds of Woodside National Historic Site, on the path to the house from the parking lot. The entrance to the site is accessed from Spring Valley Road, 150 metres from Wellington Street North. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kitchener ON N2H 5L5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At

William Lyon Mackenzie King Marker (the right of the two plaques) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

2. William Lyon Mackenzie King Marker (the right of the two plaques)

least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodside (here, next to this marker); World Trade Center (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Waterloo County Registry Office (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Waterloo County (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Kitchener Cenotaph (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Free Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kitchener.

Also see . . . Parks Canada - the political life of William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Mackenzie King's political career is one of the most extraordinary in Canada's history. He had no charisma and never gained the affection of the Canadian public. As a public speaker he was wooden and uninspiring. As a leader, he seemed indecisive. Yet, he was Canada's longest serving prime minister with a record of achievements rivalled only by Laurier and Sir John A. Macdonald.

(Submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Entrance to Woodside National Historic Site, Wellington St. N. and Spring Vallet Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

3. Entrance to Woodside National Historic Site, Wellington St. N. and Spring Vallet Rd

1927

4. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, July 1, 1927

Speaking in Ottawa at the Diamond Jubilee of Canada Source: Library and Archives Canada (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.