Party Leader1901
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Historical person
Robert Laird Borden Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Laird Borden, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Canada.
16 records1901–191714 events3 places
Chronological biography
1901
1911
Election1911
Elected on a platform of resistance to US economic influence
Prime Minister of Canada1911
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada10 October 1911
Forms a Conservative government after the reciprocity election.
1914
Gold Convertibility1914
Emergency finance measures suspend normal gold redemption and protect Canadian banking reserves.
World War One4 August 1914
Commits Canada to war when Britain declares war on Germany.
Mobilization19 August 1914
The Canadian Parliament authorizes an expeditionary force
Mobilization14 October 1914
The Canadian Expeditionary Force of 32,000 lands at Plymouth
1917
Constitution of Canada1917
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs1917
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs
Imperial War Cabinet1917
Appointed Member of Imperial War Cabinet
Independence of Canada1917
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs
Independence of South Africa1917
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs
Reform of Political Party1917
Demands that British Dominions should be equal with Britain in international affairs
Conscription Crisis29 August 1917
Introduces conscription through the Military Service Act.
Union Government12 October 1917
Forms a wartime Union government with pro-conscription Liberals.
Titles and roles
Member of Imperial War Cabinet · Party Leader of CP · Prime Minister of Canada
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.