Sydney Chilton Mewburn
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The Hon. Sydney Chilton Mewburn |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton East |
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In office 1917–1926 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Barker |
Succeeded by | George Septimus Rennie |
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Born | Hamilton, Canada West |
December 4, 1863
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Hamilton, Ontario |
Cabinet | Minister of Militia and Defence (1917-1920) |
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Allegiance | Canada |
Service/branch | Canadian Army |
Years of service | ?-1917 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (13th Royal Regiment c.1910) |
Battles/wars | Vimy |
Sydney Chilton Mewburn, PC (December 4, 1863 – August 11, 1956) was a Canadian lawyer, soldier, and politician.
Born in Hamilton, Canada West, he was the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from October 12, 1917 - January 15, 1920 under Sir Robert Borden's Union Government in 1917. Mewburn was Commanding Officer (Colonel) of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (13th Royal Regiment as of 1910)[1] and served during World War I, he was a Major General (and Adjutant-General) in the Canadian Army before his appointment as Minister of Militia in October 1917.[2]
References
- Sydney Chilton Mewburn – Parliament of Canada biography
- Chair of the 1920 Battlefields Memorial Commission
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