Sir Samuel Hughes, 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.
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Hughes visiting the Front in August 1916
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Colonel Sam Hughes watching Sergeant Hawkins demonstrating the MacAdam Shield Shovel
Minister of Militia and Defence
The Minister of Militia and Defence was the federal government minister in charge of the volunteer army units in Canada, the Canadian Militia.
Sir Sam Hughes, dressed in the uniform of a colonel of the Canadian Militia, 1914.