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Jan 29, 2008 · Sir Samuel Hughes, teacher, journalist, soldier, politician (born at Darlington, Canada W 8 Jan 1853; died at Lindsay, Ont 24 Aug 1921). A Conservative and an enthusiastic supporter of Sir John A. Macdonald's National Policy, Sam Hughes was elected to Parliament for Victoria North in 1892.
Sir Sam Hughes, Canada’s Minister of Militia and Defence from October 1911 to November 1916, was the driving force behind Canada’s early war effort.
Sir Samuel Hughes, KCB, PC (January 8, 1853 – August 23, 1921) was the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence during World War I. He was notable for being the last Liberal-Conservative cabinet minister, until he was dismissed from his cabinet post.
Jul 11, 2021 · One of the most important political leaders for Canada during the first part of the First World War was a charming, somewhat vain and colourful man named Samuel Hughes.
Nov 15, 2023 · Sir Sam Hughes is among the most famous people ever to live in the Kawarthas. Sam led Canada mobilization for the first half of the Great War. At the time, he was one of the most recognizable political figures in Canada.
Sir Samuel Hughes was a Canadian politician, soldier, educator, journalist, and statesman. He was minister of militia and defense (1911–16) and was responsible for moving Canadian troops to Europe at the beginning of World War I (1914–18). Hughes was a teacher and a member of the voluntary militia.
Sam Hughes was a controversial figure in Canadian military history. As the Minister of Militia and Defence during World War I, he was responsible for building and leading the Canadian Corps on the Western Front.
Sam Hughes, who had preceded the First Contingent to England on a fast liner, had already met with Lord Kitchener at the British War Office and had refused to have the Canadian troops divided up among the British regiments.
HUGHES, Sir SAMUEL, teacher, militia officer, newspaper proprietor, and politician; b. 8 Jan. 1853 in Darlington Township, Upper Canada, son of John Hughes and Caroline Laughlin; m. first 1872 Caroline J. Preston (d.
Sam Hughes (1853-1921) served as Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence from 1911 until his dismissal at the hands of Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden in 1916.
