William Patterson Borland | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – February 20, 1919 | |
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| Born | (1867-10-14)October 14, 1867 Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1919(1919-02-20) (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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William Patterson Borland (October 14, 1867 – February 20, 1919) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.
William Patterson Borland was born on October 14, 1867, inLeavenworth, Kansas. Borland attended public school. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan in 1892. He wasadmitted to the bar.[1][2]
After graduating, Borland commenced the practice of law inKansas City, Missouri. He assisted in the organization of theKansas City School of Law and served as dean from 1895 through 1909. Borland served as member of the board of freeholders directed to draft a charter for Kansas City in 1898. He also engaged as an author on law subjects.[1][2]
Borland was elected as aDemocrat to the sixty-first and four succeeding Congresses, and served from March 4, 1909 until his death.[1] In 1914, he sponsored the District of Columbia Improvements Legislation, informally known as the Borland Amendment.[3] Borland also introduced the Calder–Borland Bill (later called theStandard Time Act) withWilliam M. Calder. The bill proposeddaylight saving time for workers in the country. Borland was an advocate forprohibition and supported the Kahn amendment, a bill supporting military preparedness prior to the involvement of the United States inWorld War I. He later supported theSelective Service Act of 1917.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress, losing the Democratic primary toWilliam T. Bland.[1][2]
Borland married Ona Winants in 1904.[2]
In October 1918, Borland was stricken with theSpanish flu.[2] Borland died ofpneumonia nearKoblenz,Germany, while on aMasonic mission abroad, on February 20, 1919. He was interred inElmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district March 4, 1909 - February 20, 1919 | Succeeded by |
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