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  • Robert Borden
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  • Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911, to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office. After retiring from public life, he served as the chancellor of Queen's University. During his term, Borden was instrumental in promoting Canada's status as a nation in and of itself, rather than a subject of the British Empire. Canada's important role in World War I gave him a strong position from which to work.
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Spouse
  • Laura Bond
Name
  • Robert Borden
Title
  • Prime Minister of Canada
Cause of Death
  • Natural Causes
Before
  • Wilfrid Laurier
Religion
  • Anglican
Years
  • 1911
After
  • Arthur Meighen
  • None; George Armstrong Custer as Military Governor
Affiliations
  • Conservative Party of Canada, Unionist Party of Canada
Children
  • None
Occupation
  • Educator, Lawyer, Politician
Death
  • 1937
Birth
  • 1854
Nationality
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  • Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911, to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office. After retiring from public life, he served as the chancellor of Queen's University. During his term, Borden was instrumental in promoting Canada's status as a nation in and of itself, rather than a subject of the British Empire. Canada's important role in World War I gave him a strong position from which to work.