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King, William Lyon Mackenzie

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King, William Lyon Mackenzie (1874–1950) Canadian politician, prime minister (1921–30, 1935–48). His career was marked by the drive for national unity, culminating in the Statute of Westminster (1931). He made concessions to the Progressives, and he was conciliatory towards French-Canadian demands. In foreign policy, King's basic sympathies were isolationist and anti-British, but he cooperated closely with Britain and the USA during World War II.

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