Whitney ministry

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Whitney ministry
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6th ministry of Ontario
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The Hon. Sir James Pliny Whitney
Date formedFebruary 8, 1905 (1905-02-08)
Date dissolvedOctober 2, 1914 (1914-10-02)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier James Whitney
Member party Conservative
Status in legislature
Opposition party Liberal Party
Opposition leader
History
Elections 1905, 1908, 1911, 1914
Legislature term
Incoming formation 1905 Ontario general election
Outgoing formationdeath of Whitney
Predecessor Ross ministry
Successor Hearst ministry

The Whitney ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from February 8, 1905, to October 2, 1914. It was led by the 6th Premier of Ontario, James Whitney. 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 Ross ministry following the 1905 Ontario general election. The Whitney ministry governed through the 11th, 12th, and 13th Parliament of Ontario as well as the first several weeks of the 14th Parliament of Ontario.

Notable members of the Whitney ministry included Joseph Octave Reaume, the Minister of Public Works and the first French Canadian to attain Cabinet rank in the province. [1] [2]

Whitney died on September 25th, 1914. [3] [4] He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by William Howard Hearst, known as the "baby minister" of the Whitney cabinet. [5]

List of ministers

Whitney ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario James Whitney [6] February 8, 1905September 25, 1914
Minister of Agriculture Samuel Nelson Monteith [7] February 8, 1905October 6, 1908
James Stoddart Duff [8] October 6, 1908September 25, 1914
Attorney General James Whitney February 8, 1905May 30, 1905
James Joseph Foy [9] May 30, 1905September 25, 1914
Minister of Education Robert Pyne [10] February 8, 1905September 25, 1914
Minister of
Lands, Forests and Mines [a] 		James Joseph Foy February 8, 1905May 30, 1905
Francis Cochrane [11] May 30, 1905October 12, 1911
William Howard Hearst [12] October 12, 1911September 25, 1914
Minister of
Public Works [b] 		Joseph Octave Reaume [13] February 8, 1905September 25, 1914
Ministers
Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar 		William Hanna [14] February 8, 1905September 25, 1914
Treasurer Arthur Matheson [15] February 8, 1905January 25, 1913
Isaac Benson Lucas [16] May 13, 1913September 25, 1914

Notes

  1. ↑ named "Commissioner of Crown Lands" from February 8, 1905 to May 30, 1905; named "Ministry of Lands and Mines" from May 30, 1905 to April 27, 1906.
  2. ↑ named "Commissioner of Public Works" from February 8, 1905 to May 25, 1905.

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References

  1. ↑ "FIRST FRENCH CANADIAN IN ONTARIO CABINET". The Sault Star. June 21, 1933. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "FORMER ONTARIO MINISTER IS DEAD – Joseph Octave Reaume Was French-Canadian Member in Whitney Ministry". The Gazette. Montreal. June 13, 1933. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Premier Whitney Is Dead". Didsbury Pioneer. September 30, 1914. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "SIR JAMES WHITNEY DEAD". The Lanark Era. September 30, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "HEARST, NEW PREMIER. Baby Minister in Whitney Ministry to Form New Cabinet". Buffalo Courier Express. October 2, 1914. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "James Pliny Whitney | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. January 31, 1888.
  7. ↑ "Samuel Nelson Monteith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. February 28, 1899.
  8. ↑ "James Stoddart Duff | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 23, 1908.
  9. ↑ "James Joseph Foy | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. March 1, 1898.
  10. ↑ "Robert Allan Pyne | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. February 21, 1905.
  11. ↑ "Francis Cochrane | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 13, 1905.
  12. ↑ "William Howard Hearst | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 8, 1908.
  13. ↑ "Joseph Octave Réaume | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. May 29, 1902.
  14. ↑ "William John Hanna | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 8, 1908.
  15. ↑ "Arthur James Matheson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 8, 1908.
  16. ↑ "Isaac Benson Lucas | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. March 1, 1898.
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