Sydney Chilton Mewburn

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Sydney Chilton Mewburn
Sydney Chilton Mewburn
Major-General S.C. Mewburn, Sir Robert Borden, and Sir A.E. Kemp
Major-General S.C. Mewburn, Sir Robert Borden, and Sir A.E. Kemp

Sydney Chilton Mewburn, PC (December 4, 1863August 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. During World War I, he was a Major General in the Canadian Army.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Samuel Barker
Member of Parliament from Hamilton East
1917–1926
Succeeded by
George Septimus Rennie