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Sydney Chilton Mewburn

Canadian politician and soldier (1863–1956)

The Hon. Sydney Chilton Mewburn


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton East
In office 1917–1926
Preceded by	Samuel Barker
Succeeded by	George Septimus Rennie

Personal details
Born	(1863-12-04)December 4, 1863 Hamilton, Canada West
Died	August 11, 1956(1956-08-11) (aged 92)
Political party	Conservative
Residence(s)	Hamilton, Ontario
Cabinet	Minister of Militia and Defence (1917-1920)
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	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 Minister of Militia and Defence from October 12, 1917, to 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.

He was later the Chair of the 1920 Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission, which selected the site for the Vimy Memorial.^[2]

References

^ Best, John (November 22, 2013). "Hamilton's Vimy Connection - Sydney Mewburn". The Bay Observer.
^ Pierce, John (1992). "Constructing Memory: The Vimy Memorial". Canadian Military History. 1 (1): 4–8.