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Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a Canadian soldier and policeman. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War .
Jan 22, 2008 · Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, CB, KCMG, mounted policeman, soldier (born 5 January 1848 in Medonte, Canada West; died 30 January 1919 in London, England).
Jan 24, 2019 · The courageous, outspoken Samuel Benfield Steele was a Canadian hero, keeping order in the Klondike Gold Rush and leading soldiers during wartimes. He received knighthood in 1918. Colonel Samuel Benfield Steele and his bride, Marie-Elizabeth de Lotbiniere-Harwood, 1890.
Steele made a profound mark on British Military leaders and politicians alike. In 1914, he published his autobiography, Forty Years in Canada. Letters from the Past Discovered. In recent years many artifacts and letters have been discovered relating to Steele.
Sam Steele was the quintessential Canadian man of action in the Victorian era. Physically strong and courageous, he personified the heroic qualities of the early North-West Mounted Police. He even looked the part to perfection: tall, barrel-chested, and handsome, inspiring confidence in men and admiration in women.
Sam Steele. Sir Samuel Benfield Steele was born at Purbrook, Canada West (now near Orillia, Ontario on January 5, 1849. He joined the militia in 1866 during the Fenian troubles and was a private in the Red River Expedition of 1870.
Nov 22, 2019 · Rod Macleod’s new biography of Sam Steele follows the rise of one of Canada’s most famous Mounties at the turn of the twentieth century. Macleod draws from Steele’s extensive diaries and letters spanning nearly thirty-five years.
This historic collection of legendary Canadian Sir Samuel Benfield Steele was acquired from his descendants. A dedicated effort enabled the University of Alberta Libraries, with the help of government, corporate, and individual supporters, to repatriate this national treasure.
Sir Sam Steele was a soldier and a police officer. He was born near Orillia, Upper Canada. In 1866 he joined the Canadian Militia and served during the Fenian Raids and as part of the Red River Expedition of 1870. He was one of the first to enlist in “A” Battery, RCA, on its formation in 1871.
Jun 12, 2006 · It was none too astonishing, then, that a fair-haired, slender 15-year-old Sam Steele would enlist in the Canadian militia in 1866, as an ensign in the 35th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion of Infantry. His unit participated in the defense of Canada against the Fenian raids of that year.
