William Whiting Borden
Biography

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November 1, 1887 – April 9, 1913

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Borden was the heir to the Borden Milk Products family fortune and graduate of Yale University in 1909 and of Princeton Theological Seminary. Borden converted to Christianity under the ministry of Dwight L. Moody. He later decided to become a missionary to the Muslims of China. While there, he contracted spinal meningitis and died at the age of 25.