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Sir Robert Laird Borden
(born June 26, 1854, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia — died June 10, 1937, Ottawa, Ont., Can.) Prime minister of Canada (1911 – 20). He practiced law in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1874 and later founded one of the largest law firms in the Maritime Provinces. In 1896 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons; he became leader of the Conservative Party in 1901. As prime minister, he implemented conscription in World War I and represented Canada in Britain's imperial war cabinet. He insisted on separate Canadian membership in the League of Nations, which helped transform Canada from a colony to an independent country.

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