Frederick William Borden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Nova Scotia, Canada
About Frederick William Borden
- Sir Frederick William Borden, (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.
- Historians credit him with creating and financing a modernized Canadian army with a staff and medical, transport, and signals that proved as vital in war as the infantry, cavalry, and artillery they served.
- He thus created the foundation for the Canadian armies of 1914–1918 and 1939–1945.
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