Prime Minister of Canada
Forms his first Liberal government.
Role range: 1921-1926
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Lyon Mackenzie King Biography and Timeline
Follow William Lyon Mackenzie King through 10 dated historical records for Canada.
William Lyon Mackenzie King, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1921–1945Years on this page
1921
1926
King-Byng Affair
Resigns after Governor General Byng refuses dissolution.
Role range: 1926-1926 – 1921-1926
Imperial Conference
Helps secure recognition of Dominion equality in the Balfour Declaration.
Role range: 1926-1926 – 1926-1930
Gold Standard
Canada restores gold convertibility and fixes the dollar again near parity with the United States dollar.
Role range: 1926-1930
1935
Prime Minister of Canada
Returns to office as Liberal prime minister.
Role range: 1935-1948
1936
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Creates the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a public broadcaster.
Role range: 1936-1936 – 1935-1948
1939
Declaration of War
Canada declares war on Germany after parliamentary approval.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1935-1948
1940
National Resources Mobilization Act
Introduces national mobilization while initially limiting overseas conscription.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1935-1948
1942
Conscription Plebiscite
Asks voters to release the government from its anti-conscription pledge.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1935-1948
1945
United Nations
Canada signs the United Nations Charter.
Role range: 1945-1945 – 1935-1948
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.