Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Second Ministry
Liberal
1
7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878
Prime Minister
Honourable Alexander Mackenzie 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Hon. Luc Letellier de St-Just Senator | 7 Nov. 1873 - 14 Dec. 1876 |
| Hon. Isaac Burpee | 15 Dec. 1876 - 25 Jan. 1877 |
| Hon. Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier Senator | 26 Jan. 1877 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Customs | |
| Hon. Isaac Burpee | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Finance | |
| Hon. Richard John Cartwright | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs3 | |
| Hon. David Laird | 7 Nov. 1873 - 6 Oct. 1876 |
| Hon. Richard William Scott Senator | 7 Oct. 1876 - 23 Oct. 1876 |
| Hon. David Mills | 24 Oct. 1876 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Inland Revenue | |
| Hon. Télesphore Fournier 4 | 7 Nov. 1873 - 7 July 1874 |
| Hon. Félix Geoffrion | 8 July 1874 - 8 Nov. 1876 |
| Hon. Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme 5 | 9 Nov. 1876 - 7 June 1877 |
| Hon. Joseph Édouard Cauchon | 8 June 1877 - 7 Oct. 1877 |
| Hon. Wilfrid Laurier | 8 Oct. 1877 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of the Interior3 | |
| Hon. David Laird | 7 Nov. 1873 - 6 Oct. 1876 |
| Hon. Richard William Scott Senator | 7 Oct. 1876 - 23 Oct. 1876 |
| Hon. David Mills | 24 Oct. 1876 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Hon. Antoine-Aimé Dorion | 7 Nov. 1873 - 31 May 1874 |
| Hon. Sir Albert James Smith | 1 June 1874 - 7 July 1874 |
| Hon. Télesphore Fournier 4 | 8 July 1874 - 18 May 1875 |
| Hon. Dominick Edward Blake 6 | 19 May 1875 - 7 June 1877 |
| Hon. Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme | 8 June 1877 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| Hon. Sir Albert James Smith | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Militia and Defence | |
| Hon. William Ross | 7 Nov. 1873 - 29 Sept. 1874 |
| Hon. William Berrian Vail | 30 Sept. 1874 - 20 Jan. 1878 |
| Hon. Alfred Gilpin Jones | 21 Jan. 1878 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister without Portfolio | |
| Hon. Dominick Edward Blake 6 | 7 Nov. 1873 - 13 Feb. 1874 |
| Hon. Richard William Scott 7 | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Jan. 1874 |
Postmaster General | |
| Hon. Donald Alexander Macdonald | 7 Nov. 1873 - 17 May 1875 |
| Vacant | 18 May 1875 - 18 May 1875 |
| Hon. Télesphore Fournier 4 | 19 May 1875 - 7 Oct. 1875 |
| Vacant | 8 Oct. 1875 - 8 Oct. 1875 |
| Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington | 9 Oct. 1875 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Vacant | 7 Nov. 1873 - 19 Jan. 1874 |
| Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington 8 | 20 Jan. 1874 - 8 Oct. 1875 |
| Vacant | 9 Oct. 1875 - 6 Dec. 1875 |
| Hon. Joseph Édouard Cauchon 9 | 7 Dec. 1875 - 7 June 1877 |
| Hon. Dominick Edward Blake 6 | 8 June 1877 - 17 Jan. 1878 |
| Vacant | 18 Jan. 1878 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Alexander Mackenzie | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Receiver General | |
| Hon. Thomas Coffin | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Secretary of State of Canada10 | |
| Hon. David Christie Senator | 7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Jan. 1874 |
| Hon. Richard William Scott Senator | 9 Jan. 1874 - 8 Oct. 1878 |
Footnotes
- [1] On November 5, 1873 Macdonald resigned and the Governor General invited Mackenzie to form a Government. The Second Ministry assumed office on November 7, 1873.
- [2] Mackenzie was also Minister of Public Works.
- [3] The Minister of the Interior was ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
- [4] Fournier was appointed Minister of Inland Revenue on November 7, 1873; Minister of Justice and Attorney General on July 8, 1874; and Postmaster General on May 19, 1875.
- [5] Laflamme was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General on June 8, 1877.
- [6] Blake resigned from the ministry on February 13, 1874, but subsequently rejoined it as Minister of Justice and Attorney General on May 19, 1875. He was appointed President of the Privy Council on June 8, 1877.
- [7] Scott was appointed Secretary of State of Canada on January 9, 1874.
- [8] Huntington was appointed Postmaster General on October 9, 1875.
- [9] Cauchon was appointed Minister of Inland Revenue on June 8, 1877.
- [10] The Secretary of State of Canada was ex officio the Registrar General of Canada.