Letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to C. Mortimer Bezeau, August 7, 1930

Description
Creators
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, Author
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
, Recipient
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Correspondence
Description
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to C. Mortimer Bezeau on August 7, 1930. King thanks Bezeau for his earlier letter and regrets that he has not responded sooner.

Additional words and signature handwritten in black ink by William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Notes
Embossed : Prime Ministers Office Canada seal at top of page.
Watermark : 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 in 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
Aug. 7, 1930
Dimensions
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 20.2 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
S718_1.2.14
Collection
William Lyon Mackenzie King collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • 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:
Agency street/mail address:

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

Full Text

{Ottawa,} [handwritten] 7 – 8 –[end handwritten] { 1930}

[handwritten] My dear Bezeau: [end handwritten]

Please accept my sincere thanks for your kind letter.

I regret that the number of communications received since July 28th has been such as to render impossible more by way of reply than the briefest of acknowledgments. I should, however, like the many friends who have written me at this time to know how much I appreciate the comments and observations they have been good enough to make with respect to the recent elections. Particularly do I value the conviction so generally expressed, and which I firmly hold, that all will yet prove to be for the best.

May I thank you especially for what your letter conveys of your kind personal confidence and regard.

Yours very sincerely,

[signed] W.L.Mackenzie King

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