biography
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Borden, Sir Robert (Laird)
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| lived:
| (1854–1937)
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| biography:
| Canadian statesman and prime minister (1911–20), born in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, SE Canada. He practised as a barrister, became leader of the Conservative Party (1901), overthrew Laurier's Liberal government over the issue of reciprocity with the USA (1911), and became prime minister. He organized Canada for war, and was influential in arranging a separate Canadian membership in the League of Nations. |
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