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William Lyon Mackenzie [a] (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact , a term used to identify elite members of Upper Canada .
The Types Riot was the destruction of William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press and movable type by members of the Family Compact on June 8, 1826, in York, Upper Canada (now known as Toronto). The Family Compact was the ruling elite of Upper Canada who appointed themselves to positions of power within the Upper Canadian government.
William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.
Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King and members of the Cabinet, 1945. The Sixteenth Canadian Ministry was the third cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.It governed Canada from 23 October 1935 to 15 November 1948, including all of the 18th and 19th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the beginning of the 20th.
William Lyon Mackenzie, Radical Reform Leader Bust of Robert Fleming Gourlay. Organized collective reform activity began with Robert Fleming Gourlay (pronounced "gore-lay"). "). Gourlay was a well-connected Scottish emigrant who arrived in 1817, hoping to encourage "assisted emigration" of the poor from Bri
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Prime Minister during most of the 15th Canadian Parliament. The 15th Canadian Parliament was in session from 7 January 1926, until 2 July 1926. The membership was set by the 1925 federal election on 29 October 1925, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to ...
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Prime Minister during the 18th Canadian Parliament.. The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from 16 May 1940, until 16 April 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on 26 March 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 election.
A meeting of the Cabinet of Mackenzie King, 1930 . The Fourteenth Canadian Ministry was the second cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 25 September 1926 to 7 August 1930, including only the 16th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.