Letter from W. H. Measures to C. Mortimer Bezeau, April 12, 1930

Description
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
, Recipient
Measures, W. H.
, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Correspondence
Description
Typewritten letter from W. H. Measures, King's private secretary, to C. Mortimer Bezeau on April 12, 1930. Measures expresses King's regret at not being able to reply to his letter of March 10 due to the pressure of parliamentary duties.

Signature in black ink by W. H. Measures.
Notes
Embossed Prime Ministers Office seal at top of page. Watermark on page - Rolland Parchment / Made in Canada.


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 Canadian Liberal politician in the Kitchener, Ontario area. Bezeau was a member of the 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
April 12, 1930
Dimensions
Width: 20.3 cm
Height: 25.4 cm
Subject(s)
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
Local identifier
S718_1.2.9
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
Reproduction Notes
S718 Disc 1
Contact
Wilfrid Laurier University Library
Email:libarch@wlu.ca
Website:
https://library.wlu.ca/archives

Agency street/mail address:

75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3C5

Full Text

Ottawa, April 12, 1930

C. Mortimer Bezeau, Esq.,

12 Ellen Street, East,

Kitchener, Ontario.

Dear Mr. Bezeau:

On the eve of his departure for a vacation during the parliamentary Easter recess the Prime Minister asked me to drop you a line to say how sorry he is that he has not had an opportunity to reply to your kind letter of the 10th of March. The pressure of Mr. King’s parliamentary duties during the last two weeks has been such that he has been prevented from writing you personally.

Mr. King wishes me to assure you, however, that he much appreciated your kindness in writing as you have, and in giving him the particulars which you letter conveys.

Yours faithfully,

[signed] W H Measures

W. H. Measures

Private Secretary.

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