Hewitt Bernard, CMG (1825 – 24 February 1893) was a Canadian lawyer, militia officer, editor, and civil servant.
He came to British North America in 1851 to establish himself in law practice[1] and settled in Barrie, Canada West, where he became part of local society.
About that time, he joined the local militia and eventually gained the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
[2] Bernard was a successful lawyer and co-editor of the Upper Canada Law Journal when he became the private secretary of Attorney General John A. Macdonald in 1857.
In February 1867, Bernard's sister Agnes married John A. Macdonald, who became the Prime Minister of Canada a few months later.