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Sir Frederick William Borden
(born May 14, 1847, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia — died Jan. 6, 1917, Canning, Nova Scotia, Can.) Canadian politician. After studying at Harvard University, he returned to Nova Scotia to practice medicine. In 1874 he was elected as a Liberal Party member to the House of Commons, where he served almost continuously until 1911. As minister of militia and defense (1896 – 1911), he improved the training of the armed services and helped create a Canadian navy.

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Borden, Sir Frederick William, 1847-1917, Canadian statesman, b. Cornwallis, N.S. He entered (1874) the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal and served (1896-1911) as Wilfrid Laurier's minister of militia and defense. During his ministry, the last British troops were withdrawn from Canada (1901), the practice of appointing a British general to command the Canadian militia was ended, and Canada took control from Great Britain of the naval bases of Halifax and Esquimalt.
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The Honourable
 Sir Frederick William Borden
 KCMG PC MD

In office
13 July 1896 – 6 October 1911
Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by David Tisdale
Succeeded by Sam Hughes
Born May 14, 1847(1847-05-14)
Cornwallis Township, Nova Scotia
Died January 6, 1917 (aged 69)
Canning, Nova Scotia Canada
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Alma mater University of King's College
Harvard University
Profession Physician
Religion Methodist

Sir Frederick William Borden KCMG 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 in Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1866. He joined the militia as a cadet at King’s College and then as an assistant surgeon in the 68th (Kings) Battalion of Infantry in 1869. He earned 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. The Royal Military College of Canada was reformed and senior officers were for advanced training to Britain. He increased pay and retirement benefits, equipped the militia with modern weapons, established rules regulating tenure of command, and decentralized command and administration. 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.

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Parliament of Canada
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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