Frederick William Borden
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Sir Frederick William Borden, PC (May 14, 1847 – January 6, 1917) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, the son of Dr. Jonathan Borden and Maria Frances Brown, Borden received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1866 and a M.D. in 1868 from Harvard University. He practiced as a physician in Canning, Nova Scotia.
He entered politics in 1874 with election as a Liberal member from Kings County, Nova Scotia; aside from an interruption 1882–1887, he represented this constituency until 1911. He was Minister of militia and defence from 1896–1911, and was instrumental in raising the services from appendages of Britain to forces in their own right. CFB Borden was named in his honour when the air base was founded in 1916. He is the cousin of the eighth Prime Minister of Canada, Robert Borden.
Borden was created a KCMG in 1902. He died in Canning in 1917.
[edit] References
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Parliament of Canada biography
- Annotated bibliography for Frederick William Borden from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
- Photographs of Frederick Borden's tombstone
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| Preceded by Leverett de Veber Chipman |
Member of Parliament from Kings 1874–1882 |
Succeeded by Douglas Benjamin Woodworth |
| Preceded by Douglas Benjamin Woodworth |
Member of Parliament from Kings 1887–1911 |
Succeeded by Arthur de Witt Foster |
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