Cruikshank, Ernest Alexander National Historic Person

Welland, Ontario
Brigadier-General E.A. Cruikshank reviewing a group of cadets, possibly Boy Scouts © Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-147490
Cruikshank reviews a group of cadets, 1915
© Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-147490
Brigadier-General E.A. Cruikshank reviewing a group of cadets, possibly Boy Scouts © Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-147490Brig. Gen. E.A. Cruikshank, F.R.C.S. © Cruikshank, E.A. / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-066805
Address : 102 Main Street East, Welland, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1943-05-20
Life Date: 1853 to 1939

Other Name(s):
  • Cruikshank, Ernest Alexander  (Designation Name)

Importance: First chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (1919-39), historian

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  102 Main Street East, Welland, Ontario

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.