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He began with the Canadian armed forces, he served in the South African war.
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Helped incorporate the city of Tucson. Didn't want the Mayorship and he served as an alderman on the city council.
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He would campaign continually and most of the time he was unsuccessful, he was awarded with the Victoria cross, for his actions that he had when they were fighting.
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He helped convince Sir Wilfrid Laurier send Canadian troops.
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World war I had began because Franz Ferdinand got assassinated.
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When the first war started he constructed a training camp, he order construction on August 7 in Valcartier, Quebec.
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The troops were ready to go to England Sam was a Knight Commander of Order of the Bath on August 24,1915. Then after that he was made honorary Lieutenant-General of the British army.
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In France Sam was claimed to be part in the “whos who”, he wasn't released from the ministry. He wasnt getting commanded in that field. He had limited visits to the troops.
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He did it without proper authorization from the cabinet, but Borden reminded him that Canadian Expeditionary forces were at cabinet level only.
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To the end Borden proposed establishment of the overseas forces.
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Borden found Sam Hughes as a political and military liability, so he dismissed him from his post
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They had Canadian manufactured equipment, that Hughes insisted on using. It really affected the Canadians. It affected them in a negative way, and their performance wasn't good.
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An elementary school was named after him in Tucson. The neighborhood that the school is in is also named after him.
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He was promoted to co-ordinate of canadian troops for dispatch of the Western-front.
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He was appointed minister of militia, even though he didn't have a good reputation.
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