Laura Borden

Lady Borden

Sir Robert and Lady Borden aboard SS ROYAL GEORGE en route to England, 1912
Born (1861-11-26)November 26, 1861[1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died September 7, 1940(1940-09-07) (aged 78)[2]
Ottawa, Ontario
Known for Wife of 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 she 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.

She died in Ottawa in 1940 and is buried next to her husband at Beechwood Cemetery.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada (1901), Fourth Census of Canada (jpg), Ward 3, 33 District, Halifax, NS: Library and Archives Canada, p. 21, retrieved December 1, 2014
  2. ↑ "Lady Laura Borden Passes in Ottawa". Edmonton Journal. September 7, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Brown, Robert Craig (2016). "Borden, Sir Robert Laird". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). "Mrs. Borden". Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada 1. Toronto: W. Briggs. p. 33. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Borden Home Historic Site". Ottawa Citizen. June 7, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved December 1, 2014.


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