Sir Frederick William Borden | |
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| Minister of Militia and Defence | |
| In office 13 July 1896 – 6 October 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | David Tisdale |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1847 Cornwallis Township, Nova Scotia |
| Died | January 6, 1917 (aged 69) Canning, Nova Scotia Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | Harold Lothrop Borden |
| Alma mater | University of King's College Harvard University |
| Profession | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian militia |
| Years of service | 1865 - 1900 |
| Rank | Cadet Surgeon |
| Unit | King’s College University Rifles 68th King’s County Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Fenian Raids |
Sir Frederick William Borden, KCMG PC (May 14, 1847 – January 6, 1917) was a Canadian politician. While he was the Minister for Militia and Defence, he was the father of the most famous Canadian casualty of the Second Boer War Harold Lothrop Borden.[1] Historians credit him with creating and financing a modernised Canadian militia with a staff and medical, transport, and signals that proved important for allowing Canadian ground forces to deploy with their own support services as self-contained national contingents, albeit in an imperial framework. In this sense, he helped to create the foundations for the Canadian Expeditionary Force of 1914–1918.[2]
- ^ Canadian Biography Online - Herold Borden
- ^ Carmen Miller, A Knight in Politics: A Biography of Sir Frederick Borden (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010)