Hughes, Sir Samuel National Historic Person
Lindsay, Ontario
Portrait
© None; Credit: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / C-020240
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):
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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.