Brigadier-General Ernest Alexander Cruikshank 1853-1939

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Ernest Alexander Cruikshank 1853-1939

There are two plaques about this gentleman.
The first is in the City of Ottawa.
The second is in the Region of Niagara.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

Plaque Location

The City of Ottawa
On the outside wall of a building on the west side of Sussex Drive between Bruyere Street and St. Andrew Street

Coordinates: N 45 25.847 W 75 41.890

Plaque Text

A noted authority on Ontario's history, Cruikshank was born in Bertie Township, Welland County, and educated at Upper Canada College. An ensign in the militia in 1877, he retired as a brigadier-general in 1921. Because of his interest in history he was seconded to the Public Archives of Canada in 1908, became Director of the Historical Section, General Staff, in 1918, and in 1919 was chosen first Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. He was a member of the Royal Society of Canada and a President of the Ontario Historical Society. Among his many writings were: "The Story of Butler's Rangers", "James Kirby, His Life in Letters", and the edited volumes of "The Simcoe Papers".

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Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted November, 2009

Photo from Google Street View ©2010 Google - Posted December, 2010

Plaque Location

The Region of Niagara
The City of Welland
On the northeast corner of
East Main Street (Road 27) and Crossing Street
a block east of the bridge over the old Welland Canal

Coordinates: N 42 59.540 W 79 14.886

Plaque Text

Born in Bertie Township, Cruikshank worked as a journalist and translator before being commissioned in the 44th Welland Battalion in 1877. Rising to the rank of Brigadier-General in 1915, he commanded Military District 13 before becoming Director of the historical section of the general staff (1917-20). Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada from its creation in 1919 until his death, he was the author of many papers and several books on Ontario and Canadian history. He was elected F.R.S.C. in 1905 and awarded the Tyrrell Gold Medal for historical research in 1935. He died at Ottawa.

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Related Ontario plaque
Butler's Rangers

Related Toronto plaque
Ontario Historical Society

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Posted October 14, 2011
That's my great, great grandfather.

Posted October 29, 2010
Is the building in Ottawa on Sussex that you refer to the former War Museum? The plaque has definitely been removed (not there on 26 October 2010). In fact the courtyard has been stripped of quite a few plaques and memorials; you can see the empty spaces. I wonder if it's over at the new museum?

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