The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laired Borden 1911-1917 (Conservative) 1917-1920 (Unionist) It can hardly be expected that we shall put 400, 000 or 500, 000 men in the field and willingly accept the position of having no more voice and receiving no more consideration than if we were toy automata. Sir Robert Borden, January 4, 1916 Private Life Born: June 26, 1854, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.