Though promoted to major-general in 1912, he was prevented by Sam Hughes, minister of militia and defence, from getting command overseas at the outbreak of First World War. Appointed inspector general for eastern Canada, December 1914, he commanded the Halifax Fortress. In March 1918 he was called upon to restore order in Québec City following anti-conscription riots. After retiring (1919) near Toronto, he often served as judge at horse shows in Canada and the US.
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François-Louis Lessard
Published Online December 2, 2007
Last Edited December 15, 2013
François-Louis Lessard, army officer (b at Québec C 9 Dec 1860; d at Meadowvale, Ont 7 Aug 1927).