Borden, Sir Robert Laird National Historic Person
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Robert L. Borden, 1901
© William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-027948
Address :
11668 Glooscap Trail, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1854 to 1937
Other Name(s):
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Borden, Sir Robert Laird
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Prime Minister of Canada (1911-20)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 11668 Glooscap Trail, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Born at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, a member of the House of Commons (1896-1904 and 1905- 1920), Borden was leader of the Conservative Party (1901-1917) and of the Union party from 1917 until his retirement in 1920. As Prime Minister (1911-1920) he conducted the affairs of his country through the First World War, imposing conscription for overseas service in 1917 and, in the same year, forming a government composed of a union of Liberals and Conservatives. His reputation rests principally upon his insistence that Canada should become an autonomous nation in the field of international diplomacy. He died at Ottawa.