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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 .
Jun 6, 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.
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 1911.
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
Oct 22, 2019 · Robert Borden was first elected to the House of Commons in 1896. He was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in 1901 and was Leader of the Opposition from 1901 to 1911.
Sir Robert Borden, (born June 26, 1854, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia—died June 10, 1937, Ottawa, Ont., Can.), Prime minister of Canada (1911–20). He practiced law in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1874 and later founded one of the largest law firms in the Maritime Provinces.
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.
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May 29, 2018 · Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937) was a Canadian political leader and prime minister who guided his country through World War I and, through astute bargaining, achieved equal status for Canada with England within the Commonwealth.
Borden was drafted at the age of 58, in the election of 1911, he ran against Laurier and his Liberals. Borden was able to bring Quebec nationalists, disillusioned Liberals from the west, Ontario Tories and his base in the Maritimes into his sphere of influence and beat Laurier at the coalition building game to win the election.
Sir Robert Laird Borden, Canada's eighth prime minister, passed away on June 10, 1937. On a chilly January day almost 20 years later, a bronze statue of Borden is erected on Parliament Hill.
