Sam Hughes (Manitoba politician)

This article is also a former member of the Manitoba legislature. For information about Canada's Minister of Defence in World War I, see Sam Hughes

Sam Hughes (June 13, 1872—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Hughes was born in Liskeard, Ontario, and was educated as common schools at Hamilton Business College. He worked as a farmer and stock dealer, and was director of L.L.T. Stooker Co. Hughes was also a councillor and reeve in the Rural Municipality of Grandview, and served as vice-president of the Agricultural Society. In religion, he was a Methodist.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election, defeating his Liberal opponent by 105 votes in the constituency of Gilbert Plains. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Hughes served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's ministry. He was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1914 election.

In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal. A new election was called, which the Liberal Party won in a landslide. Hughes lost his constituency to Liberal William Findlater by 591 votes. He attempte to return to the legislature in the 1927 provincial election, but lost to Progressive candidate Arthur Berry.