Edwin Howard Borden (March 15, 1868January 26, 1953) was a Canadian-born pastor, professor, and author who was Acadia University's first African Nova Scotian graduate.
Early life and education Edwin Howard Borden was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, on March 15, 1868, after his parents relocated there from Tracadie, New Brunswick. His early education took place at Truro and Horton academies.
In 1892, he was among Acadia University's Bachelor of Arts graduates.Johnston, J. M. (2005). James Robinson Johnston: The Life, Death, and Legacy of Nova Scotia's First Black Lawyer. Canada: Nimbus Pub. As the first African Nova Scotian to graduate from Acadia University, Borden is regarded as one of the first people of African descent to earn a degree from any Canadian institution or university. Presumably one of the first athletes of African descent at any Canadian university, he played varsity baseball for Acadia. He received his Master of Arts in 1896 from Acadia University.
In 1893, he attended the University of Chicago Divinity School.The Divinity School. (1893). United States: Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He graduated with his degree of Bachelor of Divinity on April 1, 1897.University Record. (1898). United States: University of Chicago Press.
He continued to pursue his studies, attending lectures regularly at the University of Berlin in 1905.
By 1910, he was teaching in Macon, Georgia at the Central City College (now Georgia Baptist College).Alumni Directory. (1910). United States: The University,.. In 1910, he received an honorary doctorate of Divinity from Baptist College located in Texas.
At Milton University in Baltimore, Borden earned his PhD in 1924.
Death Edwin Howard Borden died on January 26, 1953, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, in the United States.
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