Cabinet of Ontario, 1896–1899
The Ross ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario ) that governed Ontario from October 21, 1899, to October 2, 1905. It was led by the 5th Premier of Ontario , George William Ross . The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario , which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario .
The ministry replaced the Hardy ministry following the resignation of Premier Arthur Sturgis Hardy in 1899. The Ross ministry governed through the most of the 9th Parliament of Ontario , as well as all of the 10th Parliament of Ontario .
Ross lost the 1905 Ontario general election . He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by James Whitney .
List of ministers
Ross ministry by portfolio
Portfolio
Minister
Tenure
Start
End
Premier of Ontario
George William Ross [ 1]
October 21, 1899
February 8, 1905
Minister of Agriculture
John Dryden [ 2]
October 21, 1899
February 8, 1905
Attorney General
John Morison Gibson [ 3]
October 21, 1899
November 22, 1904
Francis Robert Latchford [ 4]
November 22, 1904
February 8, 1905
Minister of Education
Richard Harcourt [ 5]
October 21, 1899
February 8, 1905
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Elihu Davis [ 6]
October 21, 1899
November 22, 1904
Alexander Grant MacKay [ 7]
November 22, 1904
February 8, 1905
Commissioner of Public Works
Francis Robert Latchford [ 4]
October 21, 1899
November 22, 1904
William Andrew Charlton [ 8]
November 22, 1904
February 8, 1905
Ministers Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and Registrar
James Robert Stratton [ 9]
October 21, 1899
November 22, 1904
George Perry Graham [ 10]
November 22, 1904
February 8, 1905
Treasurer
George William Ross
October 21, 1899
February 8, 1905
Notes
References
^ "George William Ross | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . December 14, 1883.
^ "John Dryden | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . September 30, 1890.
^ "John Morison Gibson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . June 5, 1879.
^ a b "Francis Robert Latchford | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . November 14, 1899.
^ "Richard Harcourt | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . December 21, 1878.
^ "Elihu James Davis | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . September 8, 1896.
^ "Alexander Grant MacKay | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . January 7, 1903.
^ "William Andrew Charlton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . June 5, 1890.
^ "James Robert Stratton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . December 28, 1886.
^ "George Perry Graham | Legislative Assembly of Ontario" . www.ola.org . March 1, 1898.