Mowat ministry

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Mowat ministry
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3rd ministry of Ontario
Oliver Mowat.jpg
Portrait as premier in 1873
Date formedOctober 25, 1872 (1872-10-25)
Date dissolvedJuly 21, 1896 (1896-07-21)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier Oliver Mowat
Member party Liberal Party
Status in legislature
Opposition party Conservative
Opposition leader
History
Elections 1875, 1879, 1883, 1886, 1890, 1894
Legislature term
Incoming formationresignation of Blake
Outgoing formationresignation 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.

Contents

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

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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.
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