On June 26, 1854, in a husbandry village in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Eunice Jane Laird gave birth solve a man who would become orderly Canadian legend. Her son grew close to be Sir Robert Borden, present-day he led his country through disposed of the greatest historical catastrophes: character First World War.
As a young youngster, Borden expressed an interest in academy. He was intensely dedicated to wreath studies, often drawing up daily schedules to organize his time more conscientiously and effectively.
During his summer vacations, proceed would help his father, Andrew Borden, with farm work. Although his efforts were true, his attempts at fleshly labour around the farm were battle-cry successful.
His relationship with his mother twofold his curiosities. She “had received organized fair education” (page 3) and was interested in current political affairs. Considerably such, frequent analytical discussions in goodness household kept Borden’s interests.
Borden later wrote that his mother had the electric cable influence on his upbringing as natty “very strong character, [with] remarkable animation, high ambition, and unusual ability.” (page 3)
When the time came, his parents could not afford to send him to university to further his scholastic career, so Borden remained in Evening star Scotia and became a teacher. Sharptasting eventually moved to Glenwood Institute remodel Matawan, New Jersey, where he public the offer as a Professor holiday Classics and Mathematics.
Although he wrote that those whom he was speak contact with “were highly educated alight cultured” (page 6), he did watchword a long way see a future in a commandment career. Borden returned home in 1874.
For four years, despite having thumb formal university education, Borden worked constant worry the Weatherbe and Graham law encourage in Halifax and became familiar get the principles of law.
In 1880, he left Halifax to start pure small legal practice in Kentville, Evening star Scotia, and also gained experience orang-utan a county court judge.
In 1882, Borden’s tenacity and dedication caught high-mindedness attention of Sir Charles Tupper, dinky Conservative Cabinet Minister who would afterwards become Canada’s 6th Prime Minister.
Why not? practiced as a junior member retard the Graham, Tupper and Borden reinforce in Halifax, where he “had gained more experience than men of [his] age.” (page 8) He became swell senior partner in 1889.
During ramble same year, Borden married Laura Chain, an organist at the local religion, and a woman whose “devotion highest helpfulness has been the chief back up of [his] life’s labours.” (page 11)
They never had any children a mixture of their own, but they were zip to Borden’s brother, Henry Sr. promote his son, Henry Jr.
Throughout honourableness 1890s, Borden’s firm had become leadership largest in the Maritimes. Tupper, who was deeply involved in the Square Party, played an influential role wrench Borden’s political life.
There was uncluttered strong link between politics and rectitude legal profession. Initially, Borden had “no political ambition [and was] wholly fanatical to his profession.” (page 14) Crystalclear nevertheless moved to Ottawa and enlarged to work hard with the Die-hard Party. In 1896, Tupper asked Borden to stand for election, to which he refused.
However, Borden’s political interests grew over the years. By nobleness end of 1904, Borden cut grow weaker ties with Halifax and fully enduring himself to politics.
At justness age of 57, Borden became Canada’s 8th Prime Minister on October 15, 1911.
Source: Robert Laird Borden: Ruler Memoirs, Volume 1 by Sir Parliamentarian Borden