Fourth Canadian Ministry
Encyclopedia
The Fourth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet
chaired by Prime Minister
Sir John Abbott. It governed Canada
from 16 June 1891 to 24 November 1892, including only a year and a half 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 Abbott. 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 16 June 1891 to 24 November 1892, including only a year and a half 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...
.
Ministries
- Prime MinisterPrime Minister of CanadaThe 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...
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: Sir John Abbott
- Minister of Agriculture
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John CarlingJohn CarlingSir John Carling, PC, KCMG of the Carling Brewery was a prominent politician and businessman from London, Ontario, Canada...
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John Carling
- Minister of CustomsMinister of CustomsThe office of Minister of Customs was a position in the Cabinet of the Government of Canada responsible for the administration of customs revenue collection. This position was originally created by Statute 31 Vict., c...
- 16 June 1891 - 24 January 1892: 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...
- 25 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: Joseph Adolphe Chapleau
- 16 June 1891 - 24 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
- Minister of Finance
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: 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....
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: George Eulas Foster
- Receiver General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: 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....
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: George Eulas Foster
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 - 16 October 1892: Edgar DewdneyEdgar DewdneyEdgar Dewdney, PC was a Canadian politician born in Devonshire, England. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-Early life and career:...
- 17 October 1892 - 24 November 1892: 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...
- 16 June 1891 - 16 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- Minister of Inland RevenueMinister of Inland RevenueThe Minister of Inland Revenue is the political office of Minister for the department of Inland Revenue which is responsible for the collection of taxes. Minister of Inland Revenue is a title held by leaders in different countries...
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: 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....
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John Costigan
- Minister of the Interior
- 16 June 1891 - 16 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
- 17 October 1892 - 24 November 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly
- Minister of Justice
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John Sparrow David Thompson
- Attorney General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John Sparrow David Thompson
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: 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...
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: Charles Hibbert Tupper
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 16 June 1891 - 24 January 1892: Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- 25 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
- Postmaster GeneralPostmaster General of CanadaThe Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department . In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward...
- 16 June 1891 - 10 January 1892: 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....
- 11 January 1892 - 24 January 1892: Vacant
- 25 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- 16 June 1891 - 10 January 1892: John Graham Haggart
- President of the Privy Council
- 16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892: John Abbott
- Minister of Public WorksMinister of Public Works (Canada)The position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1995.As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government...
- 16 June 1891 - 11 August 1891 Hector Louis Langevin
- 12 August 1891 - 13 August 1891: Vacant
- 14 August 1891 - 10 January 1892: 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...
- 11 January 1892 - 24 November 1892 Joseph Aldéric Ouimet
- Minister of Railways and Canals
- 16 June 1891: Vacant
- 17 June 1891 - 10 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell (Acting)
- 11 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: 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....
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 16 June 1891 - 24 January 1892: Joseph Adolphe Chapleau
- 25 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: 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....
- Minister without PortfolioMinister without PortfolioA minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
- 16 June 1891 - 13 August 1891: Frank Smith
- 11 January 1892 - 24 November 1892: Frank Smith