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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn


Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn


As Governor General, Connaught was involved in military recruitment and philanthropy in Canada during the First World War. He also established the Connaught Cup for marksmanship in the RCMP and made extensive renovations to Rideau Hall. His daughter, Princess Patricia, was the first honourary Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

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