2. Canadian Cabinet

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The 2nd Canadian Cabinet ( English 2nd Canadian Ministry , French 2e conseil des ministres du Canada ) ruled Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878. This cabinet , headed by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie , consisted of members of the Liberal Party .

minister

Office Surname Period
prime minister Alexander Mackenzie November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Interior Minister and Superintendent General for
Indian Affairs
David Laird
Richard William Scott (Executive)
David Mills
November 7, 1873 - October 6, 1876
October 7, 1876 - October 23, 1876
October 24, 1876 - October 8, 1878
Justice Minister and Attorney General Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Albert James Smith (managing director)
Télesphore Fournier
Edward Blake
Rodolphe Laflamme
November 7, 1873 - May 31, 1874
June 1, 1874 - July 7, 1874
July 8, 1874 - May 18, 1875
May 19, 1875 - June 7, 1877
June 8, 1877 - October 8, 1878
Militia and Defense Ministers William Ross
William Berrian Vail
Alfred Gilpin Jones
November 7, 1873 - September 29, 1874
September 30, 1874 - January 20, 1878
January 21, 1878 - October 8, 1878
Finance minister Richard John Cartwright November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Treasurer Thomas Coffin November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Minister for Domestic Taxes Télesphore Fournier
Félix Geoffrion
Rodolphe Laflamme
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
Wilfrid Laurier
November 7, 1873 - July 7, 1874
July 8, 1874 - November 8, 1876 November
9, 1876 - June 7, 1877
June 8, 1877 - October 7, 1877
October 8, 1877 - November 8, 1878
Customs Minister Isaac Burpee November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Maritime and Fisheries Minister Albert James Smith November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Minister of Agriculture Luc Letellier de Saint-Just
Isaac Burpee (executive)
Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier
November 7, 1873 - December 14, 1876 December
15, 1876 - January 25, 1877
January 26, 1877 - October 8, 1878
Post Minister Donald Alexander Macdonald
vacant
Télesphore Fournier
vacant
Lucius Seth Huntington
November 7, 1873 - May 17, 1875 May
18, 1875 May
19, 1875 - October 7, 1875
October 8, 1875
November 9, 1875 - October 8, 1878
Minister for State Building Projects Alexander Mackenzie November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878
Secretary of State for Canada and Government Chancellery David Christie
Richard William Scott
November 7, 1873 - January 8, 1874
January 9, 1874 - October 8, 1878
President of the Privy Council vacant
Lucius Seth Huntington
vacant
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
Edward Blake
vacant
November 7, 1873 - January 19, 1874 January
20, 1874 - October 8, 1875 October
9, 1875 - December 6, 1875
December 7, 1875 - June 7, 1877
June 8, 1877 - January 17, 1878
January 18, 1878 - October 8, 1878
Minister with no portfolio Edward Blake
Richard William Scott
November 7, 1873 - February 13, 1874
November 7, 1873 - January 8, 1874

Web links

  • Second Ministry , Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation, Privy Council Office