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William King

William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) was three times Prime Minister of Canada. After studying at the Universities of Toronto, Chicago, and Harvard, he entered the newly formed federal department of labour in 1900, where he edited the Labour Gazette and earned a high reputation as a conciliator in labour disputes. In 1909 he was appointed minister of labour in the Laurier Government.