Lorris E. Borden

Lorris Elijah Borden (June 20, 1877 – July 19, 1963) was a surgeon and political figure in British Columbia. After being defeated by 28 votes in a 1927 byelection, he represented Nelson in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 until his retirement at the 1933 election as a Conservative.

He was born in Canning, Nova Scotia, in 1877,[1] the son of Benjamin H. Borden and Sarah Cox, and was educated in Kentville and Dalhousie University, Halifax. In 1899, Borden married Neva Zwick.[1] Borden took part in a Canadian government expedition to the Arctic in 1903. During that time, he studied diseases among the Inuit and collected a number of carvings and other artifacts which were donated to the government by his wife after his death. This collection is now stored at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.[2] Borden also served as a major in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.[1] He died on July 19, 1963, in Victoria.[2][3]

His memoirs were published in 1996 by Edward L. Affleck.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A L (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1929.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Lorris Elijah Borden (1877-1963)". Historic Inuit Art. Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  3. ^ "Person Details for Lorris Elijah Borden, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  4. ^ Affleck, Edward L. (1996). Memoirs of Lorris E. Borden, B.A., M.D., C.M. : pioneer surgeon in Nelson, B.C. Retrieved 2011-11-04 – via Google Books.


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