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Semlin ministry | |
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12th ministry of British Columbia | |
Date formed | August 15, 1898 |
Date dissolved | February 27, 1900 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor | Thomas Robert McInnes |
Premier | Charles Augustus Semlin |
No. of ministers | 6 |
Member parties | Non-partisan |
History | |
Election | 1898 election |
Legislature term | 8th Parliament |
Predecessor | Turner ministry |
Successor | Martin ministry |
The Semlin ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from August 15, 1898, to February 27, 1900. It was led by Charles Augustus Semlin, the 12th premier of British Columbia. It was formed in the aftermath of the 1898 election, in which Lieutenant Governor Thomas Robert McInnes dismissed incumbent premier John Herbert Turner and asked Semlin to form a ministry instead. [1]
The ministry came to an end shortly after the defeat of government legislation concerning electoral reform. Though Semlin negotiated with opposition members to regain the legislature's confidence, McIness instead dismissed him and invited Joseph Martin to form the Martin ministry. [1]
Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | |
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Start | End | ||
Premier of British Columbia | Charles Augustus Semlin | August 15, 1898 | February 27, 1900 |
President of the Council | Robert McKechnie | August/September [a] , 1898 | February 27, 1900 |
Attorney General | Joseph Martin | August 15, 1898 | July 27, 1899 |
Alexander Henderson | August 7, 1899 | February 27, 1900 | |
Minister of Finance and Agriculture | Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton | August 15, 1898 | February 27, 1900 |
Minister of Education | Joseph Martin | August 15, 1898 | March 9, 1899 [a] |
Charles Augustus Semlin | March 9, 1899 | February 27, 1900 | |
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works | Charles Augustus Semlin | August 15, 1898 | March 9, 1899 |
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton | March 9, 1899 | February 27, 1900 | |
Minister of Mines | Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton | August 17, 1898 | August 20, 1898 |
John Frederick Hume | August 20, 1898 | February 27, 1900 | |
Provincial Secretary | Joseph Martin | August 17, 1898 | August 20, 1898 |
John Frederick Hume | August 20, 1898 | March 9, 1899 | |
Charles Augustus Semlin | March 9, 1899 | February 27, 1900 | |
Minister without Porfolio | Robert McKechnie | August 17, 1898 | February 27, 1900 |
After a cabinet shuffle in March 1899, John Hume left his role as Provincial Secretary but retained his position as Minister of Mines. This was the first time that Minister of Mines had not been held jointly with another position; the split was due to the increased duties for the role. [3]
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