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Sir Robert Laird Borden GCMG PC KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borden was born in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia.
Feb 21, 2008 · Sir Robert Laird Borden, lawyer, politician, prime minister of Canada, 1911–20 (born 26 June 1854 in Grand Pré, NS; died 10 June 1937 in Ottawa, ON). The eighth prime minister of Canada, Borden was a Halifax lawyer, leader of the Liberal-Conservative Party 1901–20, and architect of the Conservative victory in the " Reciprocity Election" of ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Sir Robert Borden was the eighth prime minister of Canada (1911–20) and leader of the Conservative Party (1901–20), who played a decisive role—notably by insisting on separate Canadian membership in the League of Nations—in transforming the status of his country from that of colony to that of.
Sir Robert Borden was Canada’s prime minister from 1911 to 1920. War Leader. Borden led Canada through one of the most difficult periods in its history. He orchestrated its enormous contribution to the war effort while managing growing social tensions and political problems at home.
Name: Sir Robert Laird Borden; Born: June 26, 1854, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia; Died: June 10, 1937, Ottawa Ontario; Served: October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920 (8 years) Party: Conservative
Borden was prime minister between 1911 and 1920 and successfully garnered international recognition of Canada as an autonomous dominion. He formed a Union Government to lead Canada during the final difficult years of the First World War and he visited the war fronts several times.
R. C. Brown, Robert Laird Borden: a biography (2v., Toronto, 1975–80), provides a complete list of the manuscript and printed sources for the subject’s life and career.
Former Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Robert Borden served as Queen's fifth Chancellor. When Sir Robert Laird Borden succeeded Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty as Chancellor of Queen's in 1924, he was one of the most well known men in Canada.
Quick Reference. (b. 26 June 1854, d. 10 June 1937). Prime Minister of Canada 1911–20 Born at Grand Pré (Nova Scotia), he was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1878 and became a prominent lawyer in Halifax. In 1896, he was elected to parliament as a Conservative.
The Conservatives flounder as they looked for a good candidate to run as Prime Minister against this wily French Canadian master of Federal Politics. Borden was drafted at the age of 58, in the election of 1911, he ran against Laurier and his Liberals.
