2nd Canadian Ministry

Cabinet of Canada from 1873 to 1878

2nd Canadian Ministry
2e conseil des ministres du Canada

2nd ministry of Canada
Date formed| 7 November 1873
Date dissolved| 8 October 1878
People and organizations
Monarch| Victoria
Governor General| Marquess of Dufferin
Prime Minister| Alexander Mackenzie
Member party| Liberal Party of Canada
Status in legislature|

97 / 200

(1873–1874)
Minority

129 / 206

(1874–1878)

Majority
Opposition party| Liberal-Conservative Party
Opposition leader| John A. Macdonald
History
Election| 1874
Legislature terms|

* 2nd Canadian Parliament
* 3rd Canadian Parliament

Incoming formation| Pacific Scandal
Outgoing formation| 1878 Canadian federal election
Predecessor| 1st Canadian Ministry
Successor| 3rd Canadian Ministry

The Second Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie. It governed Canada from 7 November 1873 to 8 October 1878, including the last two months of the 2nd Canadian Parliament as well as all of the 3rd. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

## Ministries

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Photograph taken in 1874 of Alexander Mackenzie, the prime minister who led the Second Canadian Ministry

* Prime Minister
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie
* Minister of Agriculture
* 7 November 1873 – 15 December 1876: Luc Letellier de St-Just
* 15 December 1876 – 26 January 1877: Isaac Burpee (Acting)
* 26 January 1877 – 17 October 1878: Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
* Minister of Customs
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Isaac Burpee
* Minister of Finance
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Richard John Cartwright
* Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
* 7 November 1873 – 7 October 1876: David Laird
* 7 October 1876 – 24 October 1876: Richard William Scott (Acting)
* 24 October 1876 – 17 October 1878: David Mills
* Minister of Inland Revenue
* 7 November 1873 – 8 July 1874: Télesphore Fournier
* 8 July 1874 – 9 November 1876: Félix Geoffrion
* 9 November 1876 – 8 June 1877: Rodolphe Laflamme
* 8 June 1877 – 8 October 1877: Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
* 8 October 1877 – 17 October 1878: Wilfrid Laurier
* Minister of the Interior
* 7 November 1873 – 7 October 1876: David Laird
* 7 October 1876 – 24 October 1876: Richard William Scott (Acting)
* 24 October 1876 – 17 October 1878: David Mills
* Minister of Justice
* 7 November 1873 – 1 June 1874: Antoine-Aimé Dorion
* 1 June 1874 – 8 July 1874: Albert James Smith (Acting)
* 8 July 1874 – 19 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
* 19 May 1875 – 8 June 1877: Dominick Edward Blake
* 8 June 1877 – 17 October 1878: Rodolphe Laflamme
* Attorney General of Canada
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
* 7 November 1873 – 1 June 1874: Antoine-Aimé Dorion
* 1 June 1874 – 8 July 1874: Sir Albert James Smith (Acting)
* 8 July 1874 – 19 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
* 19 May 1875 – 8 June 1877: Dominick Edward Blake
* 8 June 1877 – 17 October 1878: Rodolphe Laflamme
* Leader of the Government in the Senate
* 7 November 1873 – 14 December 1876: Luc Letellier de St-Just
* 14 December 1876 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
* Minister of Marine and Fisheries
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Albert James Smith
* Minister of Militia and Defence
* 7 November 1873 – 30 September 1874: William Ross
* 30 September 1874 – 21 January 1878: William Berrian Vail
* 21 January 1878 – 17 October 1878: Alfred Gilpin Jones
* Postmaster General
* 7 November 1873 – 19 May 1875: Donald Alexander Macdonald
* 19 May 1875 – 9 October 1875: Télesphore Fournier
* 9 October 1875 – 17 October 1878: Lucius Seth Huntington
* President of the Privy Council
* 7 November 1873 – 20 January 1874: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
* 20 January 1874 – 9 October 1875: Lucius Seth Huntington
* 9 October 1875 – 7 December 1875: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
* 7 December 1875 – 8 June 1877: Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
* 8 June 1877 – 18 January 1878: Edward Blake
* 18 January 1878 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
* Minister of Public Works
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie
* Receiver General
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Thomas Coffin
* Secretary of State of Canada
* 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: David Christie
* 9 January 1874 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
* Registrar General of Canada
* 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
* 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: David Christie
* 9 January 1874 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
* Minister without Portfolio
* 7 November 1873 – 14 February 1874: Dominick Edward Blake
* 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: Richard William Scott

## References

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* Government of Canada. "Second Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

## Succession

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Ministries of Canada

Preceded by

1st Canadian Ministry

|  2nd Canadian Ministry
1873–1878  | Succeeded by

3rd Canadian Ministry

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Affiliated parties|

| Current|

* New Brunswick
* Newfoundland and Labrador
* Nova Scotia
* Prince Edward Island

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Former|

* Alberta (1905–1976)
* British Columbia (1903–1987)
* Manitoba (1870–1917)
* North-West Territories (1898–1905)
* Ontario (1867–1976)
* Quebec (1867–1964)
* Saskatchewan (1905–2009)
* Yukon

National leaders|

| Leaders|

* Brown
* Mackenzie
* Blake
* Laurier
* McKenzie
* King
* St. Laurent
* Pearson
* P. E. Trudeau
* Turner
* Chrétien
* Martin
* Graham
* Dion
* Ignatieff
* Rae
* J. Trudeau

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Deputy Leaders|

* Copps
* Gray
* Manley
* McLellan
* Robillard
* Ignatieff
* Goodale

Leadership elections|

* 1919
* 1948
* 1958
* 1968
* ~~1980~~
* 1984
* 1990
* 2003
* 2006
* 2009
* 2013

Cabinets|

| Governments|

* Mackenzie
* Laurier
* King I
* II
* III
* St. Laurent
* Pearson
* P. E. Trudeau I
* II
* Turner
* Chrétien
* Martin
* J. Trudeau

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Shadow cabinets|

* Graham/Dion
* Dion/Ignatieff
* Rae/Trudeau

Parliamentary election
candidates|

* 1867
* 1878
* 1887
* 1891
* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1911
* 1917
* 1921
* 1925
* 1926
* 1930
* 1935
* 1940
* 1945
* 1949
* 1957
* 1958
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1972
* 1974
* 1979
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1993
* 1997
* 2000
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2021

Predecessors|

* History
* Clear Grits (c. 1850–58)
* Institut canadien de Montréal (1844–80)
* Parti canadien (c. 1800–38)
* Parti rouge (1848–61)
* Reformers (c. 1830–54)
* in Newfoundland

Related parties|

* Liberal Protectionist
* Liberal-Progressive
* Liberal–Labour
* Laurier Liberals
* Liberal–Unionist
* National Liberal Progressive

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