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.
History Biography
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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
maybe that helps a bit
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
maybe that helps a bit
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Re: History Biography
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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If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?
It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.
If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?
It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.