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Sir Robert Laird Borden
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8th Prime Minister of Canada
October 10, 1911 - July 10, 1920
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Born
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- June 26, 1854, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
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Education
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- Acacia Villa Academy, Horton, Nova Scotia
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Personal Status
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- Married 1889, Laura Bond (1863-1940)
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Professional Life
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- 1868-1872 Teacher, Horton, Nova Scotia
- 1872-1874 Teacher, Matawan, New Jersey
- Lawyer (called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1878)
- 1924-1930 Chancellor, Queen's University
- 1928 President, Crown Life Insurance
- 1929 President, Barclay's Bank (Canada)
- 1930 President, Canadian Historical Association
- Author
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Died
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- June 10, 1937, Ottawa, Ontario
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Buried
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Party
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- Conservative
- 1901-1920 Party Leader
- 1917-1920 Union Government (a coalition of pro-consciption
Liberals and Conservatives)
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Constituencies
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- 1896-1904, 1908-1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 1905-1908 Carleton, Ontario
- 1917-1920 King's County, Nova Scotia
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Other Ministries
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- 1911-1917 President of the Privy Council
- 1912-1920 External Affairs
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Political Record
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- Leader of the Opposition 1901-1911
- Led Canada as Prime Minister throughout the First World War
1914-1918
- War Measures Act 1914
- Income War Tax Act 1917
- Military Service Act 1917
- Wartime Elections Act 1917
- Principal author of Resolution IX of the 1917 Imperial War
Conference
- Franchise extended to women 1918
- Leader of Canadian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference 1919
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Source: Government of Canada |
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