Hearst ministry

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Hearst ministry
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7th ministry of Ontario
William Hearst.jpg
The Hon. Sir William Hearst
Date formedOctober 2, 1914 (1914-10-02)
Date dissolvedNovember 14, 1919 (1919-11-14)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier William Howard Hearst
Member party Conservative
Status in legislature
Opposition party Liberal Party
Opposition leader
History
Election 1919
Legislature term
Incoming formationdeath of Whitney
Outgoing formation 1919 Ontario general election
Predecessor Whitney ministry
Successor Drury ministry

The Hearst ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 2, 1914, to November 14, 1919. It was led by the 7th Premier of Ontario, William Howard Hearst. The ministry was made up of members of the Conservative Party, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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The ministry replaced the Whitney ministry following the death of Premier James Whitney. Hearst was appointed to the Premiership; he did not have to win a leadership election. The Hearst ministry governed through most of the later part of the 14th Parliament of Ontario.

Henry was defeated in the 1919 Ontario general election. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Ernest Charles Drury.

List of ministers

Hearst ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario William Howard Hearst [1] October 2, 1914November 14, 1919
Minister of Agriculture James Stoddart Duff [2] October 2, 1914November 17, 1916
William Howard Hearst November 17, 1916May 23, 1918
George Stewart Henry [3] May 23, 1918November 14, 1919
Attorney General vacantOctober 2, 1914December 22, 1914
Isaac Benson Lucas [4] December 22, 1914November 14, 1919
Minister of Education Robert Pyne [5] October 2, 1914May 23, 1918
Henry John Cody [6] May 23, 1918November 14, 1919
Minister of Public Works and Highways [a] Findlay George MacDiarmid [7] April 8, 1915November 14, 1919
Minister of
Lands, Forests and Mines
William Howard Hearst October 2, 1914December 22, 1914
Howard Ferguson [8] December 22, 1914November 14, 1919
Ministers
Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar
William Hanna [9] October 2, 1914December 19, 1916
William McPherson [10] December 19, 1916November 14, 1919
Treasurer Isaac Benson Lucas October 2, 1914December 22, 1914
Thomas McGarry [11] December 22, 1914November 14, 1919

Notes

  1. named "Ministry of Public Works" from April 8, 1915 to November 14, 1919.

References

  1. "William Howard Hearst | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". June 8, 1908.
  2. "James Stoddart Duff | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". October 23, 1908.
  3. "George Stewart Henry | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". August 16, 1923.
  4. "Isaac Benson Lucas | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". March 1898.
  5. "Robert Allan Pyne | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". February 21, 1905.
  6. "Arthur James Matheson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". June 8, 1908.
  7. "Findlay George MacDiarmid | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". December 12, 1899.
  8. "George Howard Ferguson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". August 16, 1923.
  9. "William John Hanna | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". June 8, 1908.
  10. "William David McPherson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". June 8, 1908.
  11. "Thomas William McGarry | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". January 25, 1905.