Mowat ministry

Mowat ministry
3rd ministry of Ontario
Portrait as premier in 1873
Date formed	October 25, 1872 (1872-10-25)
Date dissolved	July 21, 1896 (1896-07-21)
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	William Pearce Howland (1872-1873) John Willoughby Crawford (1873-1875) William Buell Richards (1875) Donald Alexander Macdonald (1875-1880) John Beverley Robinson (1880-1887) Alexander Campbell (1887-1892) John Hawkins Hagarty (1892) George Airey Kirkpatrick (1892-1896)
Premier	Oliver Mowat
Member party	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Conservative
Opposition leader	Matthew Crooks Cameron (1872-1878) William Ralph Meredith (1878-1894) George Marter (1894-1896)
History
Elections	1875, 1879, 1883, 1886, 1890, 1894
Legislature term	2nd Parliament of Ontario 3rd Parliament of Ontario 4th Parliament of Ontario 5th Parliament of Ontario 6th Parliament of Ontario 7th Parliament of Ontario 8th Parliament of Ontario
Incoming formation	resignation of Blake
Outgoing formation	resignation of Mowat
Predecessor	Blake ministry
Successor	Hardy ministry

The Mowat ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 25, 1872, to July 21, 1896. It was led by the 3rd Premier of Ontario, Oliver Mowat. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Blake ministry following the resignation of Premier Edward Blake, who departed in 1872 to pursue a career in federal politics. The Mowat Hardy ministry governed through the second half of the 2nd Parliament of Ontario, as well as every parliament from the 3rd to the 7th, then the first half of the 8th Parliament of Ontario. It was the longest-lived Ontario ministry, nearly ten years longer than the second longest ministry Davis ministry.

Mowat resigned in 1896 to serve in Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's federal cabinet. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Arthur Sturgis Hardy.

List of ministers

Mowat ministry by portfolio

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of Ontario	Oliver Mowat [1]	October 25, 1872	July 21, 1896
Minister of Agriculture [a]	Archibald McKellar [2]	October 25, 1872	July 23, 1875
	Samuel Wood [3]	July 23, 1875	June 2, 1883
	James Young [4]	June 2, 1883	November 2, 1883
	Alexander Ross [5]	November 2, 1883	May 1, 1888
	Charles Drury [6]	May 1, 1888	September 16, 1890
	John Dryden [7]	September 16, 1890	July 21, 1896
Attorney General	Oliver Mowat	October 25, 1872	July 21, 1896
Minister of Education	Adam Crooks [8]	February 19, 1876	November 23, 1883
	George Ross [9]	November 23, 1883	July 21, 1896
Commissioner of Crown Lands	Richard Scott [10]	October 25, 1872	December 4, 1873
	Timothy Pardee [11]	December 4, 1873	January 18, 1889
	Arthur Sturgis Hardy [12]	January 18, 1889	July 21, 1896
Commissioner of Public Works [b]	Archibald McKellar	October 25, 1872	March 24, 1874
	Christopher Fraser [13]	March 24, 1874	May 30, 1894
	William Harty [14]	May 30, 1894	October 21, 1896
Ministers Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and Registrar	Timothy Pardee	October 25, 1872	December 4, 1873
	Christopher Fraser	December 4, 1873?	July 23, 1875?
	Samuel Wood	July 23, 1875	March 19, 1877
	Arthur Sturgis Hardy	March 19, 1877	January 18, 1889
	John Gibson [15]	January 18, 1889	July 21, 1896
Treasurer	Adam Crooks	October 25, 1872	March 19, 1877
	Samuel Wood	March 19, 1877	June 2, 1883
	James Young	June 2, 1883	November 1, 1883
	Alexander Ross	November 1, 1883	September 16, 1890
	Richard Harcourt [16]	October 25, 1890	July 21, 1896

Notes

1. combined with Public Works as "Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works" from October 25, 1872 to March 24, 1874; renamed "Ministry of Agriculture" September 16, 1890.
2. combined with Agriculture as "Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works" from October 25, 1872 to March 24, 1874.

References

1. "Oliver Mowat | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. November 29, 1872.
2. "Archibald McKellar | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. January 8, 1872.
3. "Samuel Casey Wood | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. March 21, 1871.
4. "James Young | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 5, 1879.
5. "Alexander McLagan Ross | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. January 18, 1875.
6. "Charles Alfred Drury | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 18, 1882.
7. "John Dryden | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 30, 1890.
8. "Adam Crooks | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. January 18, 1872.
9. "George William Ross | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. December 14, 1883.
10. "Richard William Scott | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. January 4, 1872.
11. "Timothy Blair Pardee | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 3, 1867.
12. "Arthur Sturgis Hardy | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. March 29, 1877.
13. "Christopher Finlay Fraser | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 16, 1872.
14. "William Harty | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 8, 1895.
15. "John Morison Gibson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 5, 1879.
16. "Richard Harcourt | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. December 21, 1878.