Letter from C. Mortimer Bezeau to M. F. Hepburn June 17, 1935

Description
Creators
Hepburn, M. F., Recipient
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Correspondence
Description
Typewritten letter from C. Mortimer Bezeau to M. F. Hepburn, Premier of Ontario, on June 17, 1935. Bezeau congratulates Hepburn on his stand concerning provincial banks.
Notes
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
June 17, 1935
Dimensions
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 27.8 cm
Subject(s)
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal Party - Canada
Banks and banking--Canada
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
Hepburn, Michael Frederick
Local identifier
S718_1.2.32
Collection
William Lyon Mackenzie King collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Kitchener
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.4501 Longitude: -80.48299
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

J U N E. 17

1 9 3 5.

M. F. Hepburn Esq., M.L.A.,

Prime Minister of Ontario,

Parliament Buildings,

Toronto, Ontario.

Dear Sir:-

No doubt you have received many letters commending the stand you have taken in the matter of Provincial Banks. From what the writer has been able to gather from Liberals and Conservatives alike no single act of any government within the writer's recollection has been so generally approved, as has your decision to show the money barons that there is one government to which they cannot dictate.

It is the general opinion that you have taken the first real forward step toward the complete nationalization of the banking system of Canada.

Yours very sincerely,

C. MORTIMER BEZEAU

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