02628nam 2200625 a 450 991077924890332120200520144314.01-283-52932-797866138417730-7735-8550-810.1515/9780773585508(CKB)2550000000104751(EBL)3332435(SSID)ssj0000701493(PQKBManifestationID)11940510(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701493(PQKBWorkID)10674676(PQKB)10734032(CEL)444004(OCoLC)760174723(CaBNVSL)slc00230195(Au-PeEL)EBL3332435(CaPaEBR)ebr10578022(CaONFJC)MIL384177(OCoLC)923237567(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/x6zkft(MiAaPQ)EBC3332435(DE-B1597)656933(DE-B1597)9780773585508(EXLCZ)99255000000010475120110512d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA knight in politics[electronic resource] a biography of Sir Frederick Borden /Carman MillerMontreal ;Ithaca [N.Y.] McGill-Queen's University Press20101 online resource (441 p.)0-7735-3730-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Family -- Business -- Back bench -- Front bench -- Minister -- Command -- Challenge -- War -- Annus miserabilis -- Reform -- The reproach of inferiority -- Dundonald's defiance -- A civilian militia -- The politics of persuasion -- A made-in-Canada militia -- A Canadian army -- Wise autonomy -- Cooperative imperial defence -- Gentleman capitalist -- Maritime entrepreneur -- Political business -- Political purity -- Defeat -- Death -- Appendix. Corporate ventures.Sir Frederick Borden (1847-1917), physician and entrepreneur, was Canada's longest-serving minister of defence. His untidy private life, however, often captured more attention than his public service. This book explores the history of the controversial public figure who led Canada's armed forces through the South African War.PoliticiansCanadaBiographyCanadaPolitics and government1867-1914Politicians971.05/6092Miller Carman1940-1090084MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779248903321A knight in politics3751737UNINA