8th Canadian Ministry
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The Eighth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet
chaired by Prime Minister
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It governed Canada
from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911, including all of the 8th
, 9th
, 10th
, and 11th Canadian Parliament
s. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada
.
Controller of Inland Revenue
Solicitor-General
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 Wilfrid Laurier. 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 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911, including all of the 8th
8th Canadian Parliament
The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896 until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.It was controlled by a...
, 9th
9th Canadian Parliament
The 9th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 6, 1901 until September 29, 1904. The membership was set by the 1900 federal election on November 7, 1900, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1904 election.It was controlled...
, 10th
10th Canadian Parliament
The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905 until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.It was controlled...
, and 11th Canadian Parliament
11th Canadian Parliament
The 11th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 20, 1909 until July 29, 1911. The membership was set by the 1908 federal election on October 26, 1908, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1911 election.It was controlled by a...
s. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.
The Cabinet
- Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth, Postmaster-General 1905-1906; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1906-1911.
- Henri Sévérin BélandHenri Sévérin BélandHenri Sévérin Béland, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut, Quebec , the son of Henri Béland and Sophie Lesage, he studied medicine at Université Laval. He practiced medicine in New Hampshire before moving to Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec...
, Postmaster-General August-October 1911. - Michel Esdras BernierMichel Esdras BernierMichel Esdras Bernier, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in St-Hyacinthe, Canada East, he was a notary and businessman before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of St. Hyacinthe in 1882. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900. From 1900 to 1904, he...
, Minister of Inland Revenue 1900-1904. - Andrew George BlairAndrew George BlairAndrew George Blair, PC, KC was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick, Canada.He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1878 after unsuccessful attempts in the previous two elections. Though Blair was a supporter of Sir John A...
, Minister of Railways and Canals 1896-1903. - Sir Frederick William BordenFrederick William BordenSir Frederick William Borden, KCMG, PC was a Canadian politician. While he was the Minister for Militia and Defence, he was the father of the most famous Canadian casualty of the Second Boer War Harold Lothrop Borden...
, Minister of Militia and Defence 1896-1911. - Louis-Philippe BrodeurLouis-Philippe BrodeurLouis-Philippe Brodeur, PC, QC baptised Louis-Joseph-Alexandre Brodeur was a Canadian parliamentarian and public servant....
, Minister of Inland Revenue 1904-1906; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1906-1911; Minister of the Naval Service 1910-1911. - Sir Richard John CartwrightRichard John CartwrightSir Richard John Cartwright, PC, GCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario in a United Empire Loyalist family, the son of Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and the grandson of Richard Cartwright...
, Minister of Trade and Commerce 1896-1911. - Sir Louis Henry Davies, Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1896-1901.
- Richard Reid DobellRichard Reid DobellRichard Reid Dobell, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Liverpool, England, he came to Quebec in 1857 and started a lumber business. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Quebec West in the 1896 federal election and was re-elected in 1900...
, Minister without Portfolio 1896-1902. - Henry EmmersonHenry EmmersonHenry Robert Emmerson, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.Henry Emmerson was educated at Amherst Academy, Mount Allison Academy, St. Joseph's College, Acadia College and earned a law degree from Boston University. He went on to a lucrative law practice and...
, Minister of Railways and Canals 1904-1907. - William Stevens FieldingWilliam Stevens FieldingWilliam Stevens Fielding, PC was a Canadian Liberal politician, the seventh Premier of Nova Scotia , and the federal finance minister 1896–1911 and 1921–25.-Early life:...
, Minister of Finance and Receiver-General 1896-1911; Minister of Railways and Canals (acting) 1903-1904 & (acting) April-August 1907. - Sydney Arthur FisherSydney Arthur FisherSydney Arthur Fisher, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at McGill University and Trinity College, Cambridge....
, Minister of Agriculture 1896-1911. - Charles FitzpatrickCharles FitzpatrickSir Charles Fitzpatrick, PC, GCMG was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly....
, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1902-1906. - Christophe-Alphonse GeoffrionChristophe-Alphonse GeoffrionChristophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, PC was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.Born in Varennes, Canada East, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of Félix Geoffrion, a notary and politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill College...
, Minister without Portfolio 1896-1899. - George Perry GrahamGeorge Perry GrahamGeorge Perry Graham, PC was a journalist, editor and politician in Ontario, Canada.In the 1898 Ontario provincial election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and re-elected in 1902 and 1905...
, Minister of Railways and Canals 1907-1911. - Charles Smith HymanCharles Smith HymanCharles Smith Hyman, was a Canadian businessman, and notable politician and sportsman.-Early life and business:...
, Minister without Portfolio 1904-1905; Minister of Public Works 1905-1907. - Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de LotbinièreHenri-Gustave Joly de LotbinièreSir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, served as the fourth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.- Early years :...
, Minister of Inland Revenue 1897-1900. - William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
, Minister of Labour 1909-1911. - Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister 1896-1911; President of the Privy Council 1896-1911; Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (acting) March-April 1905; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries (acting) January-February 1906.
- Rodolphe LemieuxRodolphe LemieuxRodolphe Lemieux, PC, FRSC was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons ....
, Postmaster-General 1906-1911; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service August-October 1911. - David MillsDavid Mills (Canadian politician)David Mills, PC was a Canadian politician, author, poet and jurist.He was born in Palmyra, in southwestern Ontario. His father, Nathaniel Mills, was one of the first settlers in the area. Mills served as superintendent of schools for Kent County from 1856 to 1865...
, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1897-1902. - Sir Oliver Mowat, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1896-1897.
- Sir William Mulock, Postmaster-General 1896-1905.
- Charles MurphyCharles Murphy (Canadian politician)Charles Murphy, PC was a Canadian politician and Liberal MP for Russell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1925. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1925....
, Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar-General 1908-1911. - Frank Oliver, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs 1905-1911.
- William PatersonWilliam Paterson (Canadian politician)William Paterson, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, the son of James and Martha Paterson, Paterson's parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister. He was educated in Hamilton and Caledonia...
, Minister of Customs 1897-1911. - Raymond PréfontaineRaymond PréfontaineJoseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine, PC was a Canadian politician.- Biography :Born in Longueuil, Quebec, he studied at the law faculty of McGill College and was called to the bar in 1873. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899.In 1875, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for...
, Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1902-1905. - William PugsleyWilliam PugsleyWilliam Pugsley, PC, QC was a politician and lawyer in New Brunswick, Canada.He was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, the son of William Pugsley, of United Empire Loyalist descent, and Frances Jane Hayward. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick. He studied mathematics, classics, and...
, Minister of Public Works 1907-1911. - Richard William ScottRichard William ScottSir Richard William Scott, PC, KC was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.He was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown...
, Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar-General 1896-1908; Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (acting) July-November 1896. - Clifford SiftonClifford SiftonSir Clifford Sifton, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician best known for being Minister of the Interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier...
, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs 1896-1905. - James SutherlandJames Sutherland (Canadian politician)James Sutherland, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Ancaster Township, Canada West, he was a merchant before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Oxford North in a 1880 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1900, and 1904. From 1896 to...
, Minister without Portfolio 1899-1902; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries January-November 1902; Minister of Public Works 1902-1905. - Joseph Israël TarteJoseph Israël TarteJoseph-Israël Tarte, PC was a Canadian politician and journalist.Tarte came to prominence as editor of several newspapers, Le Canadien, L'Événement, La Patrie and the Quebec Daily Mercury...
, Minister of Public Works 1896-1902. - William TemplemanWilliam TemplemanWilliam Templeman, PC was a Canadian newspaper editor and politician.Born in Pakenham, Canada West, he was managing editor and owner of the Victoria Daily Times newspaper, before first running as the Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Victoria in the 1891...
, Minister without Portfolio 1902-1906; Minister of Inland Revenue 1906-1911; Minister of Mines 1907-1911.
Offices not of the Cabinet
Controller of Customs- William PatersonWilliam Paterson (Canadian politician)William Paterson, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, the son of James and Martha Paterson, Paterson's parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister. He was educated in Hamilton and Caledonia...
, 1896-1897.
Controller of Inland Revenue
- Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de LotbinièreHenri-Gustave Joly de LotbinièreSir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, served as the fourth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.- Early years :...
, 1896-1897.
Solicitor-General
- Charles FitzpatrickCharles FitzpatrickSir Charles Fitzpatrick, PC, GCMG was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly....
, 1896-1902. - Henry George CarrollHenry George CarrollHenry George Carroll, QC was a Canadian politician, jurist and the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1929 to 1934 and the last anglophone to serve in that position to the present day....
, 1902-1904. - Rodolphe LemieuxRodolphe LemieuxRodolphe Lemieux, PC, FRSC was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons ....
, 1904-1906. - Jacques BureauJacques BureauJacques Bureau, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East, the son of J. Napoleon Bureau and Sophie Gingras, Bureau was educated at Nicolet College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Laval University. A lawyer, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons...
, 1907-1911.