John Hughes was born in Darlington Township, Ontario on December 18, 1849. He operated a general store and was postmaster at Newtonville, Ontario but it was the military and Orangeism that were to be the major interests in his life.
He took part in the North West Rebellion of 1885 with the 45th Regiment of Durham County and he later rose to the rank of major-general in the Canadian Militia. During W.W. 1 he was the Commanding Officer of Valcartier Camp, Quebec, which was the staging area for troops going overseas.
He was a member of L.O.L. No. 311, Newcastle, Ontario and in 1911 he was elected as the Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario East. He died in Bowmanville on April 13, 1932.
John Hughes was born in Darlington Township, Ontario on December 18, 1849. He operated a general store and was postmaster at Newtonville, Ontario but it was the military and Orangeism that were to be the major interests in his life.
He took part in the North West Rebellion of 1885 with the 45th Regiment of Durham County and he later rose to the rank of major-general in the Canadian Militia. During W.W. 1 he was the Commanding Officer of Valcartier Camp, Quebec, which was the staging area for troops going overseas.
He was a member of L.O.L. No. 311, Newcastle, Ontario and in 1911 he was elected as the Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario East. He died in Bowmanville on April 13, 1932.
Family Members
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Mary Hughes Scott
1847–1925
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James Laughlin Hughes
1847–1935
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Sir Sam Hughes
1852–1921
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Eliza Jane Hughes MacAlpine
1854–1938
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Caroline "Lina" Hughes Preston
1856–1878
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Caroline Hughes Preston
1856–1878
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Sarah Hughes Jobb
1859–1914
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BGEN William St Pierre Hughes
1863–1940
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Annie Hughes Beacock
1864–1943
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Ida Hughes
1868–1874
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