Complex sentence: A prominent manufacturer, Ballantyne was appointed to Sir Robert Borden's World War I Union government serving briefly as Minister of Public Works before becoming Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service.
Split into simpler sentences: A prominent manufacturer, Ballantyne was appointed to Sir Robert Borden's World War I Union government. He served briefly as Minister of Public Works before becoming Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service.