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I have no problems writing the actual Biography, however, I am having trouble finding more then one sources. The only source of info i can find is from http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/primeministers/h4-3206-e.html. I cant really use a library as I have late fees which I cant really pay off at the moment. I've searched search engines, databases, etc.. online without success, anyhelp would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.



p.s. I require the source of information for the bibliography.
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Robert Borden was born in Nova Scotia in 1854. He became a lawyer and politician and in 1901 became leader of the Conservative Opposition in the Canadian parliament. At the time, Wilfred Laurier, the leader of the Liberal Party, enjoyed a large majority in parliament.



The electorate turned against Wilfred Laurier as a result of a trade agreement with the United States and Borden became prime minister in October 1911. Borden, who was knighted in 1914, gave his full support to the Allies throughout the First World War and sent almost half a million volunteers to fight in Europe.



In 1917 Borden represented Canada in the Imperial War Cabinet. Borden also attended the Versailles Peace Conference where he argued that British dominions should be treated as equal partners with Britain in international affairs. An active supporter of the League of Nations, Borden served on its council in 1930. Sir Robert Borden died in 1937.





http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWbordenR.htm







The Right Honourable

Sir Robert Laird Borden







THE POLITICAL POWER

10 October 1911 - 12 October 1917

12 October 1917 - 10 July 1920

BORN

26 June 1854, Grand Pr?, Nova Scotia

EDUCATION

Acacia Villa Academy, Horton, Nova Scotia

PERSONAL STATUS

Married 1889, Laura Bond (1863 - 1940)

OCCUPATION

Teacher, at age 14, of classics and mathematics at private academies in Nova Scotia and New Jersey

1874 Articled law clerk in Halifax (called to the Bar in 1878)

1890 Became head of a large Halifax law firm

1924 - 1930 Chancellor, Queen's University

1928 Appointed President, Crown Life Insurance Company

1930 President, Canadian Historical Association

Author

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 Kings County, Nova Scotia

OTHER MINISTRIES

1911 - 1917 President of the Privy Council

1912 - 1920 External Affairs

POLITICAL RECORD

War Measures Act 1914

Wartime Business Profits Tax 1916

Income War Tax Act 1917

Military Service Act 1917

Principal author of Resolution IX of the 1917 Imperial War Conference

Leader of Canadian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference 1919

Led Canada as Prime Minister throughout First World War 1914 -1918

DIED

10 June 1937, Ottawa, Ontario

BURIED

Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario







http://collections.ic.gc.ca/discourspm/ang...is/rlb/bio.html









BORDEN, Sir Robert Laird (1854-1937), Canadian statesman, born in

Grand Pr?, N.S. He studied law in Halifax and became a leading

attorney in Nova Scotia. Elected to the Canadian House of Commons in

1896 as a Conservative party member, he became leader of the

Conservative opposition in 1901. Borden became prime minister of

Canada in 1911, and he revamped the government and its policies to

meet the needs of the country's new industrial society. During World

War I his ministry maintained vigorous Canadian support of the efforts

of the Allies and obtained for members of the Commonwealth of

Nations a voice in British policymaking. Largely through his efforts,

Canada secured independent membership in the League of Nations. In

1917 Borden sponsored the Military Service Act instituting conscription,

which he considered necessary to the war effort. The measure was

opposed by the French-Canadians and contributed to the growing

antagonism between the French- and English-speaking Canadians.

Borden formed a coalition government in 1917 and remained prime

minister until ill health forced him to resign in 1920.



As prime minister Borden took part in the Imperial War Conference in

London in 1917 and in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He also

represented Canada at the Washington Conference on naval

disarmament in 1921-22.



http://www.evangeline.ns.ca/borden.html









alright, ill find more later



i have to go to school





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hey thats cool we just did him. Isn't he the guy that took over for Laurier?!?! cause yea, if thats the guy then WOO HOO i know what you're talking about!
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