General Officer Commanding the Forces (Canada)

The General Officer Commanding the Forces (Canada) was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1875 until 1904. Previously, the position was held by the Commander in Chief, North America. Subsequent to the withdrawal of the majority of British forces in Canada, the position was replaced by the Chief of the General Staff. After Unification in 1964, the position was replaced by Commander, Mobile Command and eventually by the Chief of the Land Staff.

[edit] General Officers Commanding the Forces (Canada)

Dates of Appointment	Name, Rank and Titles
1875-1880	General Sir Edward Selby Smyth
1880-1884	Lieutenant-General Richard George Amherst Luard
1884-1890	Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton
1890-1895	Major-General The Rt Hon Ivor John Caradoc (Herbert), 1st Baron Treowen
1895-1898	Major-General Sir William Julius Gascoigne Gascoigne
1898-1900	Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton
1900-1902	Major-General Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly
1902-1904	Lieutenant-General The Rt Hon Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald