Martin ministry (1870–1872)

The Martin ministry (1870–1872) or Third Martin ministry was the thirteen ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and the third and final occasion of being led by the Premier, the Honourable Sir James Martin, KCB, QC.

Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)

Martin was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in 1856. He came to power as Premier on the first occasion after he successfully defeated Charles Cowper at the 1863 general election.^[1] Martin was asked to form government on the second occasion, this time in coalition with his former rival, Henry Parkes, after Cowper again lost the conifidence of the Assembly in December 1865.^[1] Martin came to power on this occasion, after Cowper again lost confidence of the Assembly.

There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.

This ministry covers the period from December 16, 1870 until May 13, 1872, when Martin retired.^[2] Upon retirement from politics, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.^[1]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Attorney-General	Hon. Sir James Martin KCB MLA	December 16, 1870	May 13, 1872	&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000149000000149 days
Colonial Secretary	Hon. John Robertson MLA
Colonial Treasurer	Hon. George Lord MLA
Secretary for Lands	Hon. John Wilson MLA
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. James Byrnes MLA
Solicitor-General	Hon. William Windeyer MLA
Postmaster-General Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Joseph Docker MLC

See also

• Sir James Martin - sixth Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874
• First Martin ministry (1863–1865)
• Second Martin ministry (1866–1868)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Serle, Percival. "Martin, James (1820-1886)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogMa-Mo.html#martin3. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
2. ^ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/Archives_MemberPage. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 

Preceded by Cowper ministry (1870)

Martin ministry (1870–1872) 1870–1872

Succeeded by Parkes ministry (1872–1875)