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Robert Borden
Borden
Historical Figure
Nationality: Canada
Year of Birth: 1854
Year of Death: 1937
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Religion: Anglican (converted)
Occupation: Educator, Lawyer, Banker, Politician, Author of Non-Fiction
Spouse: Laura Bond
Children: None
Political Party: Liberal (1867–1891)
Conservative (1891–1917, 1922–1937)
Unionist (1917–1922)
Political Office(s): MP for Halifax, Carleton, and Kings
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1912-1920)
Prime Minister of Canada (1911-1920)
Fictional Appearances:
Southern Victory
POD: September 10, 1862
Appearance(s): American Front
Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference
Political Office(s): Prime Minister of Canada (1911-1917)

Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a lawyer and politician who 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.

Robert Borden in Southern Victory[]

Robert Borden was the Prime Minister of Canada when the Great War began in 1914. In the early stages of the War, U.S. Army pilot Jonathan Moss entertained an image of Borden and U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt battling to the death in a gladiatorial arena to settle the war.[1]

References[]

  1. American Front, pg. 126, paperback.
Political offices
(OTL)
Preceded by
Wilfrid Laurier
Prime Minister of Canada
1911-1920
Succeeded by
Arthur Meighen
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