Sunday 19 March 2017

1911 - Prime Minister Laurier Dies. Sir Robert Borden Becomes Canada's 7th Prime Minister.

On October 6, 1911, Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier dies in office. On October 10 Sir Robert Borden succeeds him in office, becoming Canada's eighth Prime Minister. Borden will remain Canada's Prime Minister throughout World War I until 1920.

Canada's eighth Prime Minister, Robert Borden.
Source of image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Borden-sm.jpg
1975 Canadian $100 bill featuring Sir Robert Borden.
Source of image: http://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1969-100-dollar-recto.jpg


1988 Canadian $100 bill featuring Sir Robert Borden.


2004 Canadian $100 bill featuring Sir Robert Borden (for the first time in Canadian history, the paper currency is made of a plastic material.


The final Canadian $100 bill which features Sir Robert Borden (originally issued in 2013).


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