Family
Robert Laird Borden married Laura Bond, youngest daughter of the late T. H. Bond, September, 1889. She served as president of the Halifax Council of Women, until her resignation in 1901. She served as President of the Aberdeen Association, Vice-President of the Women's Work Exchange in Halifax, and Corresponding Secretary of the Associated Charities of the United States. He is a distant relative of American accused murderer Lizzie Borden.
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