Sam Steele

Major General Sir Samuel Steele KCMG CB MVO
Col Steele commanding Strathcona's Horse
Born	Samuel Benfield Steele (1848-01-05)5 January 1848 Medonte Township, Province of Canada
Died	30 January 1919(1919-01-30) (aged 71) Putney, London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	Royal Military College of Canada
Occupation(s)	Soldier police officer
Known for	First commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse head of the Yukon detachment of the North-West Mounted Police during the Klondike Gold Rush
Parent	Elmes Yelverton Steele (father)

Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a Canadian soldier and policeman. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War.