Letter from W. H. Measures to C. Mortimer Bezeau, December 17, 1928

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Bezeau, C. Mortimer

, Recipient

Measures, W. H.

, Author

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Text

Item Type

Correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter from W. H. Measures, King's private secretary, to C. Mortimer Bezeau on December 17, 1928. Measures informs Bezeau that Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration and Colonization, will see him December 19th or 21st as per his earlier request for an interview.

Additional words and signature handwritten in black ink by W. H. Measures.

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Watermark on page - Made in Canada / Chaldean Vellum

William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) was Canada's longest serving Prime Minister with a total of 22 years (1921-1930 and 1935-1948). King was born in Berlin, Ontario (present day Kitchener) on December 17, 1874. He graduated from the University of Toronto and went on to study economics at Harvard and Chicago University. In 1900 King was named Canada's first Deputy Minister of Labour, and became Minister of Labour in 1909. In 1921 King was elected Prime Minster of Canada. King was a member of the Liberal Party of Parliament for over 30 years, 22 of those years were spent as Prime Minister of Canada. William Lyon Mackenzie King died on July 22, 1950 in Kingsmere, Quebec.

C. Mortimer Bezeau (1871-1964) was a politician in Kitchener, Ontario and a long-standing member of the Liberal Party. He held positions in local government from 1925-1926 and 1928, and was mayor of Kitchener from 1931-1932. Bezeau made many contributions to the 'Letter to the Editor' portions of The Globe and Mail regarding various political matters and opinions. C. Mortimer Bezeau died in 1964 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.

Throughout William Lyon Mackenzie King's career the two men corresponded via typed or handwritten letters and exchanged gifts.

Transcribed by Danielle Hughes in 2017.

Date of Original

Dec. 17, 1928

Dimensions

Width: 21.2 cm
Height: 25.3 cm

Subject(s)

King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
Forke, Robert

Local identifier

S718_1.2.5

Collection

William Lyon Mackenzie King collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Ottawa

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 45.42094 Longitude: -75.69029

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

William Lyon Mackenzie King collection, Wilfrid Laurier University Archives & Special Collections

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S718 Disc 1

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Full Text

{LAURIER HOUSE,

OTTAWA.}

December 17, 1928.

Dear Sir:

In accordance with the Prime Minister’s instructions, I have communicated with the Honble. Robert Forke with reference to your desire to see him at an early date.

Mr. Forke’s secretary says that Mr. Forke will be pleased to see you in the morning of next Wednesday or Friday, December 19th or 21st.

If this arrangement should not meet your convenience, would you be good enough to let Mr. Forke know.

Perhaps, on arrival in Ottawa, you would kindly telephone to Mr. Cullen, Q. 3000, Local 543. [added by hand in black ink "(Mr Forke’s secretary)"]

Yours faithfully,

[signed] WHMeasures

W. H. Measures,

Private Secretary.

C. Mortimer Bezeau, Esq.,

12 Ellen Street E.,

Kitchener, Ontario.