- 2nd Canadian Ministry
The Second Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister
Alexander Mackenzie . It governedCanada from 7 November 1873 to 8 October 1878, including the last two months of the2nd Canadian Parliament as well as all of the 3rd. The government was formed by theLiberal Party of Canada .Ministries
*Prime Minister
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878:Alexander Mackenzie *
Minister of Agriculture
**7 November 1873 - 14 December 1876:Luc Letellier de St-Just
**15 December 1876 - 25 January 1877:Isaac Burpee (Acting)
**26 January 1877 - 8 October 1878:Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier *
Minister of Customs
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: Isaac Burpee*
Minister of Finance
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878:Richard John Cartwright *
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
**7 November 1873 - 6 October 1876:David Laird
**7 October 1876 - 23 October 1876:Richard William Scott (Acting)
**24 October 1876 - 8 October 1878:David Mills *
Minister of Inland Revenue
**7 November 1873 - 7 July 1874:Télesphore Fournier
**8 July 1874 - 8 November 1876:Félix Geoffrion
**9 November 1876 - 7 June 1877:Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme
**8 June 1877 - 7 October 1877:Joseph Édouard Cauchon
**8 October 1877 - 8 October 1878:Wilfrid Laurier *
Minister of the Interior
**7 November 1873 - 6 October 1876: David Laird
**7 October 1876 - 23 October 1876: Richard William Scott (Acting)
**24 October 1876 - 8 October 1878: David Mills*
Minister of Justice
**7 November 1873 - 31 May 1874:Antoine-Aimé Dorion
**1 June 1874 - 7 July 1874:Albert James Smith (Acting)
**8 July 1874 - 18 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
**19 May 1875 - 7 June 1877:Dominick Edward Blake
**8 June 1877 - 8 October 1878: Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme*
Attorney General of Canada
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
***7 November 1873 - 31 May 1874:Antoine-Aimé Dorion
***1 June 1874 - 7 July 1874:Albert James Smith (Acting)
***8 July 1874 - 18 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
***19 May 1875 - 7 June 1877:Dominick Edward Blake
***8 June 1877 - 8 October 1878: Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme
*Minister of Marine and Fisheries
**7 Nov. 1873 - 8 Oct. 1878: Albert James Smith*
Minister of Militia and Defence
**7 November 1873 - 29 September 1874:William Ross
**30 September 1874 - 20 January 1878:William Berrian Vail
**21 January 1878 - 8 October 1878:Alfred Gilpin Jones *Postmaster General
**7 November 1873 - 17 May 1875:Donald Alexander Macdonald
**18 May 1875: Vacant
**19 May 1875 - 7 October 1875: Télesphore Fournier
**8 October 1875: Vacant
**9 October 1875 - 8 October 1878:Lucius Seth Huntington *
President of the Privy Council
**7 November 1873 - 19 January 1874: Vacant
**20 January 1874 - 8 October 1875: Lucius Seth Huntington
**9 October 1875 - 6 December 1875: Vacant
**7 December 1875 - 7 June 1877: Joseph Édouard Cauchon
**8 June 1877 - 17 January 1878: Dominick Edward Blake
**18 January 1878 - 8 October 1878: Vacant*Minister of Public Works
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie*
Receiver General
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: Thomas Coffin*
Secretary of State of Canada
**7 November 1873 - 8 January 1874:David Christie
**9 January 1874 - 8 October 1878: Richard William Scott*
Registrar General of Canada
**7 November 1873 - 8 October 1878: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
***7 November 1873 - 8 January 1874:David Christie
***9 January 1874 - 8 October 1878: Richard William Scott*
Minister without Portfolio
**7 November 1873 - 13 February 1874: Dominick Edward Blake
**7 November 1873 - 8 January 1874: Richard William ScottReferences
*Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Privy Council Office |title=Second Ministry |work=Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation |url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E&Page=Publications&doc=min/min_02_e.htm|accessdate=2006-11-09
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