The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laird Borden 10 October 1911 - 10 July 1920 The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laird Borden 10 October 1911 - 10 July 1920 BORN 26 June 1854, Grand PrŽ, Nova Scotia EDUCATION Acacia Villa Academy, Horton, Nova Scotia PERSONAL STATUS Married 1889, Laura Bond (1863-1940) PROFESSIONAL LIFE 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 DIED 10 June 1937, Ottawa, Ontario BURIED Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario PARTY Conservative 1901-1920 Party Leader 1917-1920 Union Government (a coalition of pro-conscription Liberals and Conservatives) CONSTITUENCIES 1896-1904, 1908-1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia 1905-1908 Carleton, Ontario 1917-1920 King’s County, Nova Scotia OTHER MINISTRIES 1911-1917 President of the Privy Council 1912-1920 External Affairs POLITICAL RECORD Leader of the Opposition 1901-1911 Led Canada as Prime Minister throughout 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 WAR LEADERSHIP, 1914-1918 Biography: http://www.archives.ca/www/ex/pm/bio/Borden.html Under Robert Borden’s leadership, Canada contributed greatly to the Allied war effort during World War I. The sacrifice of Canada’s soldiers enabled the Borden government to gain a new autonomy for the country during the war and at the Versailles peace talks which followed. However, in 1917, the issue of conscription seriously divided both the national political arties and the country. Legion of Honour, Grand Cross Awarded to Prime Minister Robert Borden ca. 1919 Enamel gilt badge, silver star, red silk sash C-47230