Sydney Chilton Mewburn

Sydney Chilton Mewburn

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. During World War I, he was a Major General in the Canadian Army.

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