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Hearst ministry

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Hearst ministry

7th ministry of Ontario
The Hon. Sir William Hearst
Date formedOctober 2, 1914 (1914-10-02)
Date dissolvedNovember 14, 1919 (1919-11-14)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierWilliam Howard Hearst
Member partyConservative
Status in legislature
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leader
History
Election1919
Legislature term
Incoming formationdeath of Whitney
Outgoing formation1919 Ontario general election
PredecessorWhitney ministry
SuccessorDrury ministry

The Hearst ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 2, 1914, to November 14, 1919. It was led by the 7th Premier of Ontario, William Howard Hearst. The ministry was made up of members of the Conservative Party, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Whitney ministry following the death of Premier James Whitney. Hearst was appointed to the Premiership; he did not have to win a leadership election. The Hearst ministry governed through most of the later part of the 14th Parliament of Ontario.

Henry was defeated in the 1919 Ontario general election. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Ernest Charles Drury.

List of ministers

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Hearst ministry by portfolio
Portfolio Minister Tenure
Start End
Premier of Ontario William Howard Hearst[1] October 2, 1914 November 14, 1919
Minister of Agriculture James Stoddart Duff[2] October 2, 1914 November 17, 1916
William Howard Hearst November 17, 1916 May 23, 1918
George Stewart Henry[3] May 23, 1918 November 14, 1919
Attorney General vacant October 2, 1914 December 22, 1914
Isaac Benson Lucas[4] December 22, 1914 November 14, 1919
Minister of Education Robert Pyne[5] October 2, 1914 May 23, 1918
Henry John Cody[6] May 23, 1918 November 14, 1919
Ministry of Public Works and Highways[a] Findlay George MacDiarmid[7] April 8, 1915 November 14, 1919
Minister of
Lands, Forests and Mines
William Howard Hearst October 2, 1914 December 22, 1914
Howard Ferguson[8] December 22, 1914 November 14, 1919
Minister of
Public Works
Findlay George MacDiarmid October 2, 1914 November 14, 1919
Ministers
Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar
William Hanna[9] October 2, 1914 December 19, 1916
William McPherson[10] December 19, 1916 November 14, 1919
Treasurer Isaac Benson Lucas October 2, 1914 December 22, 1914
Thomas McGarry[11] December 22, 1914 November 14, 1919

Notes

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  1. ^ created April 8, 1915.

References

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