Robert Borden
8th prime minister of Canada (1854-1937)
Sir Robert Laird Borden GCMG PC 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. He was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office.
Sir Robert Borden | |
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8th Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office October 10, 1911 – July 10, 1920 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor-General | Earl Grey Duke of Connaught Duke of Devonshire |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Succeeded by | Arthur Meighen |
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Born | Robert Laird Borden June 26, 1854 Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia |
Died | June 10, 1937 Ottawa, Ontario | (aged 82)
Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
Political party | Liberal (1867–1891) Conservative (1891–1917, 1922–1937) Unionist (1917–1922) |
Spouse(s) | Laura Bond (1889–1937, his death) |
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After retiring from public life, he served as the chancellor of Queen's University. His portrait appears on Canadian $100 bills produced since 1976.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Robert Laird Borden at Wikimedia Commons
- Comments on the Senate's rejection of the Naval Aid Bill
- Historic plaque at Grand-Pré
- Photograph:Robert L. Borden, 1905 - McCord Museum