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W.L. Mackenzie King
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W.L. Mackenzie King, born this day in 1874, served as prime minister of Canada (1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48) and leader of the Liberal Party, helping preserve the unity of the country’s English-speaking and French-speaking populations.

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