Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Seventh Ministry
Liberal-Conservative
1
1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896
Prime Minister
Honourable Sir Charles Tupper 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Hon. Walter Humphries Montague | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Controller of Customs | |
| Hon. John Fisher Wood | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Finance and Receiver General | |
| Hon. George Eulas Foster | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs3 | |
| Hon. Hugh John Macdonald | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Controller of Inland Revenue | |
| Hon. Edward Gawler Prior | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of the Interior3 | |
| Hon. Hugh John Macdonald | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Hon. Arthur Rupert Dickey | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| Hon. John Costigan | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Militia and Defence | |
| Hon. David Tisdale | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister without Portfolio | |
| Hon. Donald Ferguson Senator | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
| Hon. John Jones Ross Senator | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
| Hon. Sir Frank Smith Senator | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Postmaster General | |
| Hon. Louis-Olivier Taillon | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Hon. Auguste Réal Angers Senator | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Alphonse Desjardins Senator | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Railways and Canals | |
| Hon. John Graham Haggart | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Secretary of State of Canada4 | |
| Hon. Sir Charles Tupper | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| Hon. William Bullock Ives | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper | 1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896 |
Footnotes
- [1] On April 27, 1896 with the resignation of Bowell, the Governor General invited Tupper to form a Government. The Seventh Ministry, which included twelve ministers from the Sixth Ministry, eleven of whom retained their previous portfolios, assumed office on May 1, 1896.
- [2] Tupper was also Secretary of State of Canada.
- [3] The Minister of the Interior was ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
- [4] The Secretary of State was ex officio, the Registrar General of Canada.