Laura Borden
Lady Borden | |
|---|---|
 Sir Robert and Lady Borden aboard SS Royal George en route to England, 1912 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In role October 10, 1911 – July 10, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Zoé Laurier |
| Succeeded by | Isabel Meighen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laura Bond November 26, 1861[1] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | September 7, 1940 (aged 78)[2] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | Sir Robert Borden |
Laura Borden, Lady Borden (née Bond; November 26, 1861 – September 7, 1940) was the wife of Sir Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Prime Minister of Canada.
She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to a local hardware merchant, and married Borden in September 1889.[3] She served as president of the Local Council of Women of Halifax until her resignation in 1901.[4]
In recognition of her affability and graciousness, the Progressive Conservative Party presented her with an automobile to recognize her contributions to the Canadian identity.[citation needed]
She died in Ottawa in 1940 and is buried next to her husband at Beechwood Cemetery.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Statistics Canada (1901), Fourth Census of Canada (jpg), Ward 3, 33 District, Halifax, NS: Library and Archives Canada, p. 21, retrieved December 1, 2014
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Lady Laura Borden Passes in Ottawa". Edmonton Journal. September 7, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Brown, Robert Craig (2016). "Borden, Sir Robert Laird". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 33.
- ^ "Borden Home Historic Site". Ottawa Citizen. June 7, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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