Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Fourth Ministry
Liberal-Conservative
1
16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892
Prime Minister
Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Senator 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Hon. John Carling Senator | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Customs | |
| Hon. Mackenzie Bowell 3 | 16 June 1891 - 24 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. Joseph Adolphe Chapleau | 25 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Finance and Receiver General | |
| Hon. George Eulas Foster | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs4 | |
| Hon. Edgar Dewdney | 16 June 1891 - 16 Oct. 1892 |
| Hon. Thomas Mayne Daly | 17 Oct. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Inland Revenue | |
| Hon. John Costigan | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of the Interior4 | |
| Hon. Edgar Dewdney | 16 June 1891 - 16 Oct. 1892 |
| Hon. Thomas Mayne Daly | 17 Oct. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Hon. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| Hon. Charles Tupper | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Militia and Defence | |
| Hon. Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron 5 | 16 June 1891 - 24 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. Mackenzie Bowell | 25 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister without Portfolio | |
| Hon. Frank Smith Senator 6 | 16 June 1891 - 13 Aug. 1891 |
| Hon. Frank Smith Senator | 11 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Postmaster General | |
| Hon. John Graham Haggart 7 | 16 June 1891 - 10 Jan. 1892 |
| Vacant | 11 Jan. 1892 - 24 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron | 25 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Hon. Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Senator | 16 June 1891 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Sir Hector Louis Langevin | 16 June 1891 - 11 Aug. 1891 |
| Vacant | 12 Aug. 1891 - 13 Aug. 1891 |
| Hon. Frank Smith Senator 6 | 14 Aug. 1891 - 10 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. Joseph Aldéric Ouimet | 11 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Minister of Railways and Canals | |
| Vacant | 16 June 1891 - 16 June 1891 |
| Hon. Mackenzie Bowell | 17 June 1891 - 10 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. John Graham Haggart | 11 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Secretary of State of Canada8 | |
| Hon. Joseph Adolphe Chapleau 9 | 16 June 1891 - 24 Jan. 1892 |
| Hon. James Colebrooke Patterson | 25 Jan. 1892 - 24 Nov. 1892 |
Footnotes
- [1] The death of Macdonald on June 6, 1891 dissolved the Third Ministry ipso facto. On June 15, 1891 Abbott accepted the Governor General's invitation, to form a Government and on 16 June the Fourth Ministry assumed office. The new Cabinet was composed entirely of ministers from the Third Ministry and with the exception of Abbott, they all retained their previous portfolios.
- [2] Abbott was also President of the Privy Council.
- [3] Bowell was appointed Minister of Militia and Defence on January 25, 1892.
- [4] The Minister of the Interior was ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
- [5] Caron was appointed Postmaster General on January 25, 1892.
- [6] Smith was appointed Minister without Portfolio on January 16, 1891; Minister of Public Works on August 14, 1891; and Minister without Portfolio on January 11, 1892.
- [7] Haggart was appointed Minister of Railways and Canals on January 11, 1892.
- [8] The Secretary of State of Canada was ex officio, the Registrar General of Canada.
- [9] Chapleau was appointed Minister of Customs on January 25, 1892.