John Everett Lyle Streight

Colonel John Everett Lyle Streight (August 15, 1880 – June 2, 1955) was a Canadian lumber merchant, military officer and politician.

Biography Streight's was born and kept a home in Islington, Ontario (now part of Toronto) throughout his life. He joined the army at the age of 18, beginning a 46-year military career in which he was awarded the Military Cross. He fought in the South African War at the dawn of the 20th century and also saw action in World War I in which he was captured and became a prisoner of war.

In the 1930s he served as aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Canada and, in 1932, served as aide-de-camp to King George V. That year, he turned down an invitation from Adolf Hitler to speak to German youth on the need to establish an equivalent to the Canadian Legion. He retired from politics in 1940.