Sam Steele
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For the hockey player born 1998, see Sam Steel.
Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a Canadian soldier and policeman. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War.
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Born | Samuel Benfield Steele (1848-01-05)5 January 1848 Medonte Township, Province of Canada |
Died | 30 January 1919(1919-01-30) (aged 71) Putney, London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
Occupation(s) | Soldier police officer |
Known for | First commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse head of the Yukon detachment of the North-West Mounted Police during the Klondike Gold Rush |
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