Letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to Mrs. George A. Heather, June 21, 1943

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 June 21, 1943. King thanks her for her letter about the role of women in reconstruction, and policy.

Signature in black ink by William Lyon Mackenzie King
Notes
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.

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.

Letter transcribed by Danielle Hughes in 2017.
Date of Original
June 21, 1943
Dimensions
Width: 20.3 cm
Height: 25.3 cm
Subject(s)
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Hoffman, Wilhelmie
Local identifier
S718_2.1.16
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
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Full Text

{OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

CANADA}

Ottawa, June 21, 1943.

Mrs. G. A. Heather,

117 Queen Street North,

Kitchener, Ontario.

Dear Mrs. Heather:

I regret that the pressure of urgent matters should have prevented me from acknowledging your letter of June 10th as soon as it was received.

I shall be pleased to see that its representations regarding the part to be played by women in planning for reconstruction are brought to the attention of the appropriate officials, to whom I am also making available the representations enclosed with your letter regarding the place of migration and land settlement in reconstruction policy.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

[signed] W.L. Mackenzie King

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