Lieutenant General Sir Sam Hughes, Harrington Mann, 1918

This portrait captures the pugnacious temperament of sir sam hughes, minister of militia and defence from 1911 to 1916. Hughes was the single most important figure in organizing the initial canadian war effort. His meddlesome nature, inability to delegate authority, and disagreements with the prime minister over command arrangements contributed to his firing in november 1916. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1918. Dimensions: height: 127.3 cm (50.1 in) ; width: 102.2 cm (40.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Sam Hughes. Collection: Canadian War Museum. Lieutenant General Sir Sam Hughes by Harrington Mann CWM 19710261-0394

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Author: Harrington Mann (1864–1937)Source: commons.wikimedia.org

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