Lorris E. Borden

Lorris Elijah Borden (June 20, 1877 – July 19, 1963) was a surgeon and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 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 . 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]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Normandin, A L (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1929.
^ ^a ^b "Dr. Lorris Elijah Borden (1877-1963)". Historic Inuit Art. Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTF-GXT^{[dead link]}
^ 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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[normandin-1] Normandin, A L (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1929.

[cmc-2] "Dr. Lorris Elijah Borden (1877-1963)". Historic Inuit Art. Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

[3] ttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTF-GXT^{[dead link]}

[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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