4th Canadian Ministry

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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.

Ministries

Prime Minister

16 June 1891 – 24 November 1892: Sir John Abbott

Minister of Agriculture

16 June 1891 – 24 November 1892: John Carling

Minister of Customs

16 June 1891 – 24 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell

25 January 1892 – 24 November 1892: Joseph Adolphe Chapleau

Minister of Finance

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 Foster

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 Dewdney

17 October 1892 – 24 November 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly

Minister of Inland Revenue

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

Minister of Marine and Fisheries

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 General

16 June 1891 – 10 January 1892: John Graham Haggart

11 January 1892 – 24 January 1892: Vacant

25 January 1892 – 24 November 1892: Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron

President of the Privy Council

16 June 1891 – 24 November 1892: John Abbott

Minister of Public Works

16 June 1891 – 11 August 1891 Hector Louis Langevin

12 August 1891 – 13 August 1891: Vacant

14 August 1891 – 10 January 1892: Frank Smith

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 Haggart

Secretary of State of Canada

16 June 1891 – 24 January 1892: Joseph Adolphe Chapleau

25 January 1892 – 24 November 1892: James Colebrooke Patterson

Minister without Portfolio

16 June 1891 – 13 August 1891: Frank Smith

11 January 1892 – 24 November 1892: Frank Smith

References

4th Canadian Ministry Wikipedia

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