Andrew George Latta McNaughton, PC (February 25, 1887 - July 11, 1966) was a Canadian army officer, politician and diplomat. The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan (at the time in the Northwest Territories), McNaughton was a student at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec before studying engineering at McGill University in Montreal. He enlisted in the militia in 1909 and went to Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. While there helped make advances in the science of artillery, and was wounded twice. In 1920 he enlisted in the regular army and became chief of the general staff in 1929. In 1935 he became president of the National Research Council of Canada. A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... Bishops College School is a private boarding school in Lennoxville in the Eastern Townships city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. ... Lennoxville, population 4,963 (2001), is a borough (Fr. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... McGill University is a research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Canadian Corps was a World War I Canadas soldiers in September of 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. ... Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Plaque on the main NRC building in Ottawa. ...

In 1939 he led the Canadian army into World War II, but despite his scientific capabilities he was also partially responsible for the disastrous Dieppe Raid in 1942. The British generals frequently criticized him, and his support for voluntary enlistment rather than conscription led to conflict with James Ralston, the Minister of National Defence. McNaughton resigned his command in 1943. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Dieppes pebble beach and cliff immediately following the raid on August 19th, 1942. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Layton Ralston (September 27, 1881 - May 21, 1948) was the Canadian Minister of National Defence from 1940 to 1944. ... Canadian Ministers of National Defence Before 1923, the responsibilities of the current National Defence portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of Minister of Militia and Defence (List) and Minister of the Naval Service (List). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Because of his support for a volunteer army, McNaughton remained friendly with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, who wanted to make him the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. Instead, McNaughton became Minister of National Defence when Ralston was forced to resign after the Conscription Crisis of 1944, as King did all he could to avoid introducing conscription. McNaughton was soon pressured into calling for conscription despite King's wishes, a popular move for some Canadians but an equally unpopular one for many others. McNaughton was unable to win a seat in Parliament and resigned in 1945. The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921, to June 28, 1926; September 25, 1926, to August 7, 1930; and October 23, 1935, to November 15, 1948. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ... The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War II. It was related to the Conscription Crisis of 1917, but was not as politically damaging. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the war he served on the Atomic Energy Commission and as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as many other international committees, until his death in 1966. Almost a year after World War II ended, Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ...