William Lyon Mackenzie King

:Not to be confused with William Lyon Mackenzie, Mackenzie King's grandfather.

Post-war Canada

Mackenzie King won the election of 1945. King was considered a minor player in the war by both United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, despite hosting a wartime conference in Quebec City in 1943. Still, King thought Roosevelt showed him more attention as an Allied leader than, paradoxically, his fellow Commonwealth premier Churchill. King helped found the United Nations in 1945. In 1948, he retired after 22 years as Prime Minister, and was succeeded as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Canada by Louis St. Laurent.

Related Topics:
Election of 1945 - United States - President - Franklin D. Roosevelt - British - Prime Minister - Winston Churchill - Quebec City - Commonwealth - United Nations - Louis St. Laurent

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