Hughes, Sir Samuel National Historic Person

Lindsay, Ontario
General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence. © None; Credit: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / C-020240
Portrait
© None; Credit: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / C-020240
General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence. © None; Credit: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / C-020240Portrait of Sir Samuel Hughes © None; Library and Archives Canada / PA-028096
Address : 210 Kent Street, Lindsay, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1969-05-08
Life Date: 1853 to 1921

Other Name(s):
  • Hughes, Sir Samuel  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 1969-39

Importance: Soldier, journalist, federal Minister of Militia and Defence (1911-16)

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque: front of the Armoury Building 210 Kent Street, Lindsay, Ontario

Soldier, journalist, imperialist and Member of Parliament for Lindsay from 1892 to 1921. Sam Hughes helped to create a distinctively Canadian Army. As Minister of Militia and Defence (1911-1916) he raised the Canadian Expeditionary Force which fought in World War I, and was knighted for his services. Disagreements with his colleagues and subordinates forced his retirement from the Cabinet in 1916.