5th Canadian Ministry
Encyclopedia
The Fifth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet
chaired by Prime Minister
Sir John Sparrow Thompson. It governed Canada
from 5 December 1892 to 12 December 1894, including only two years in the middle of the 7th Canadian Parliament
. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada
.
Cabinet of Canada
The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...
chaired by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Sir John Sparrow Thompson. It governed Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 5 December 1892 to 12 December 1894, including only two years in the middle of the 7th Canadian Parliament
7th Canadian Parliament
The 7th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 29, 1891 until April 24, 1896. The membership was set by the 1891 federal election on March 5, 1891, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1896 election.It was controlled by a...
. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
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Ministers
- Auguste-Réal AngersAuguste-Réal AngersSir Auguste-Réal Angers, KCB, PC was a Canadian judge and parliamentarian, holding seats both as a member of the Canadian House of Commons, and as a Senator...
- Mackenzie BowellMackenzie BowellSir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896.-Early life:Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall...
- John CarlingJohn CarlingSir John Carling, PC, KCMG of the Carling Brewery was a prominent politician and businessman from London, Ontario, Canada...
- Adolphe-Philippe CaronAdolphe-Philippe CaronSir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, PC, KCMG was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A...
- John CostiganJohn CostiganJohn Costigan was a Canadian judge and politician who served in the Canadian House of Commons and in the Cabinet of several Prime Ministers of Canada....
- Thomas Mayne DalyThomas Mayne DalyThomas Mayne Daly, was a Canadian politician.Born in Stratford, Canada West , the son of Thomas Mayne Daly and Helen McLaren Daly, his father was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Perth North.He was educated as a lawyer and was called to the Bar of Upper Canada in 1876...
- George Eulas FosterGeorge Eulas FosterSir George Eulas Foster, PC, PC, GCMG was a Canadian politician and academic. He coined the phrase "splendid isolation" to describe British foreign policy in the late 19th century....
- John Graham HaggartJohn Graham HaggartJohn Graham Haggart, PC was a Canadian politician.A member of the Canadian House of Commons, he was the Postmaster General and the Minister of Railways and Canals. He was Mayor of Perth, Ontario in 1867, 1869 and 1871....
- William Bullock IvesWilliam Bullock IvesWilliam Bullock Ives, PC, QC was a Canadian politician. He was the President of the Privy Council and Minister of Trade and Commerce.-Early life:...
- Joseph-Aldric OuimetJoseph-Aldric OuimetJoseph-Aldric Ouimet, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Ouimet was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1873 by-election as Member of Parliament for Laval, Quebec. He was a Liberal-Conservative and supporter of the government of Sir John A...
- James Colebrooke PattersonJames Colebrooke PattersonJames Colebrooke Patterson , PC was a Canadian politician. He served as a federal cabinet minister from 1892 to 1895 and as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1895 to 1900....
- Frank SmithFrank Smith (Canadian politician)Sir Frank Smith, PC was a Canadian businessman and senator.He was born in County Armagh in Ireland and in 1832 came to Canada with his family and his father established a farm in Etobicoke. Smith went into commerce, first working as a clerk in several Toronto stores, and then opening is own...
- John Sparrow David Thompson
- Charles Hibbert TupperCharles Hibbert TupperSir Charles Hibbert Tupper, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.-Family, early career:Tupper was the second son of Sir Charles Tupper, a physician, leading Conservative politician, and Canadian diplomat...