Letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Mrs. George A. Heather, October 26, 1926

Description
Creators
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, Author
Hoffman, C. E. Mrs
, Recipient
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Correspondence
Description
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Mrs. George A. Heather on October 26, 1926. King thanks Mrs. Heather for her earlier letter.

Signature in black ink by William Lyon Mackenzie King
Notes
Embossed Prime Ministers Office Canada at top of page
Watermark on page - 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.

Wilhelmie “Minnie” Pattison (1864-1946) was born in Fergus, Ontario on December 15, 1864. She married C. Everett Hoffman in April of 1888, and they settled in Berlin, Ontario (present day Kitchener). After her husband’s death in 1910 Mrs. Hoffman continued to live at 117 Queen Street North, Berlin. She married Major George A. Heather in 1918. Mrs. Heather died in Kitchener, Ontario on March 18, 1946.

Early correspondence with William Lyon Mackenzie King is under the name Mrs. Hoffman; after 1918, she uses the name Mrs. Heather.

Transcribed by Danielle Hughes in 2017.
Date of Original
Oct. 26, 1926
Dimensions
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 20.2 cm
Subject(s)
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Hoffman, Wilhelmie
Local identifier
S718_2.1.14
Collection
William Lyon Mackenzie King collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • London
    England, United Kingdom
    Latitude: 51.50842 Longitude: -0.12553
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

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Full Text

Ritz Hotel,

London, Oct. 26, 1926

Dear Mrs. Heather:

I was pleased to receive your letter of October 18. I had not seen it on the night we met at the Government Reception; otherwise I should have thanked you at the time.

This is just a word of acknowledgment, and also of very cordial thanks.

With kindest regards,

Yours very sincerely,

[signed] W.L.Mackenzie King

Mrs. Heather,

The Ladies Park Club,

Parkside .

32, Knightsbridge, S.W.1.

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