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A 4 page paper which examines the contributions of Sir Samuel Hughes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of militia and defense. According to the student requesting this essay, "Despite what other thought of him he had great influence organizing the Canadian Expeditionary force." The following paper examines
the life of Sir Samuel Hughes and focuses on his contributions. Sir Samuel Hughes Hughes was born in 1853 (Biography.com, 2008). From the years of 1885 to 1897
he was an editor as well as a proprietor of a newspaper in Ontario (Biography.com, 2008). In 1892 he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons (Biography.com, 2008). He
did, however take some time off during the South African War where he "he served as a lieutenant colonel. In 1911 he became Canadian minister of militia and defense" (Biography.com,
2008). It was after this time, in WWI, that he "he organized, trained, and equipped the Canadian Expeditionary Force for service in Europe" (Biography.com, 2008).
Another author illustrates how "Sam Hughes joined the Canadian militia as a boy, and fought against the Fenian raids in the 1860s and 1870s" (Masterliness, 2008). In
this, and in many other military endeavors and interests illustrated his passion, if not obsession, with military pursuits. "He was elected to Parliament in 1892, who was organizing the Canadian
Expeditionary Force" (Masterliness, 2008). From the information presented thus far it would seem that many admired and respected Hughes. The simple information
seems to just indicate that he was an important part of Canadas military history and does not illustrate the type of man many believed him to be. For example, it
seems that he was generally seen as a man with an "erratic temperament and immense vanity" though also "a man of" great ability" (Castlereagh, 2003). He was also clearly a
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