Letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to C. Mortimer Bezeau, June 15, 1945

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 June 15, 1945. King thanks Bezeau for his letter of congratulations.

Additional words and signature handwritten in black ink by William Lyon Mackenzie King
Notes
Watermark on page


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 15, 1945
Dimensions
Width: 11.3 cm
Height: 17.7 cm
Subject(s)
Political elections
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Bezeau, C. Mortimer
Local identifier
S718_1.2.62
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

{OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

CANADA}

Ottawa,

June 15, 1945.

My dear Bezeay;

I cannot thank you too warmly for your letter, just received. I shall always gratefully remember its generous words of congratulation on the outcome of Monday's elections.

Please allow this brief line of acknowledgment to bring, with my thanks, my best of wishes to you. [handwritten] and to all of your family [end handwritten]

Yours sincerely,

[handwritten] dearest friend [end handwritten]

[signed] W.L.Mackenzie King

[handwritten] P.S. I have carefully [?] [?] of you letter [end handwritten]

C. Mortimer Bezeau, Esq.,

12 Ellen Street, East,

Kitchener, Ontario.

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