pct_09bi3z Byng, Lord Central figure of the King-Byng Affair, Governor General Viscount Byng of Vimy rejected King's request for a dissolution of Parliament, resulting in King's resignation and Meighen's second short stint as prime minister. National Archives of Canada C-39555 pct Politicians-Personalities; Events Meighen, Arthur; Byng, Governor General; King, William Lyon Mackenzie; King-Byng Affair; Customs Scandal Meighen bio 0