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2nd Parliament of Ontario

The Second Parliament of Ontario was in session from March 21, 1871, until December 23, 1874, just prior to the 1875 general election.

The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Edward Blake, whose Cabinet succeeded as Government when incumbent John Sandfield Macdonald and his Patent Combination Ministry fell December 20, 1871; Oliver Mowat replaced Blake as premier in October 25, 1872, after an act was passed by the Ontario Parliament which prohibited a member from holding a seat in the Legislative Assembly while holding a seat in the Dominion Parliament, a so-called "dual mandate". Blake chose to serve as federal Leader of the Opposition instead of remaining as Premier. Mowat's Cabinet was largely similar to Blake's in composition.

Richard William Scott served as speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on December 21, 1871. James George Currie succeeded Scott as speaker, serving until his resignation on March 29, 1873. Rupert Mearse Wells then succeeded Currie as speaker.

There were 82 seats in the second legislature, 58 in the Liberal strongholds of Western, Central, and Northern Ontario, and 24 in much more conservative Eastern Ontario.

Members

RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedComments
AddingtonHammel Madden DerocheLiberal1871
AlgomaFrederick William CumberlandConservative1867
Bothwell**Archibald McKellar**Liberal1867Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and the Mowat ministry until March 24, 1874
BrantHugh FinlaysonLiberal1867
Brant South**Edmund Burke Wood**Conservative1867Treasurer in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871;
resigned provincial seat April 1, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament
Arthur Sturgis Hardy (1873)Liberal1873elected May 2, 1873
Brockville and
ElizabethtownWilliam FitzsimmonsConservative1867
Bruce NorthDonald SinclairLiberal1867
Bruce South**Edward Blake**Liberal1867**Leader of the Opposition** until December 20, 1871
Premier and Attorney General in Blake ministry from December 20, 1871 until October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament;
initially elected to two seats (the other being Durham West) Blake represents Bruce South as Premier
Rupert Mearse Wells (1872)Liberal1872elected September 21, 1872; **Speaker** after March 29, 1873
CardwellGeorge McManusLiberal-Conservative1871
CarletonGeorge William MonkConservative1871
Cornwall**John Sandfield MacDonald**Conservative1867Premier and Attorney General until December 20, 1871.
John Sandfield Macdonald died in June 1, 1872
John Goodall Snetsinger (1872)Liberal1872elected July 16, 1872
DundasSimon S. CookLiberal1867
Durham EastArthur Trefusis Heneage WilliamsConservative1867
Durham West**Edward Blake**Liberal1867Premier and Attorney General in Blake ministry from December 20, 1871 until October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament;
initially elected to two seats (the other being Bruce South) Blake represents Bruce South as Premier
John McLeod (1872)Liberal1867, 1872
Elgin EastJohn Henry WilsonLiberal1871
Elgin WestThomas HodginsLiberal1871
EssexAlbert PrinceLiberal1871
FrontenacDelino Dexter CalvinConservative1868
GlengarryJames CraigConservative1867
Grenville SouthMcneil ClarkeConservative1867died February 29, 1872
**Christopher Finlay Fraser** (1872)Liberal1872elected March 30, 1872;
Commissioner of Public Works in Mowat ministry after March 24, 1874
Grey NorthThomas ScottConservative1867
Grey SouthAbram William LauderConservative1867
HaldimandJacob BaxterLiberal1867
HaltonWilliam BarberLiberal1867
HamiltonJames Miller WilliamsLiberal1867
Hastings EastHenry CorbyConservative1867
Hastings NorthGeorge Henry BoulterConservative1867
Hastings WestKetchum GrahamConservative1867
Huron NorthThomas GibsonLiberal1871
Huron SouthRobert GibbonsLiberal1867, 1871resigned January 8, 1874 to accept an appointment as sheriff
Archibald Bishop (1873)Liberal1873elected October 16, 1873
KentJames DawsonLiberal1871
KingstonWilliam RobinsonConservative1871
Lambton**Timothy Blair Pardee**Liberal1867Commissioner of Crown Lands in Mowat ministry after December 4, 1873
Lanark NorthDaniel GalbraithLiberal1867resigned August 1, 1872 to run (successfully) federally
William Clyde Caldwell (1872)Liberal1872elected August 23, 1872
Lanark SouthAbraham CodeConservative1869
Leeds North and
Grenville NorthHenry MerrickConservative1871
Leeds SouthHerbert Stone MacDonaldConservative1871resigned January 4, 1874 to accept an appointment as judge
John Godkin Giles (1873)Conservative1873elected December 9, 1873
LennoxJohn Thomas GrangeConservative1871
LincolnJohn Charles RykertConservative1867
London**John Carling**Conservative1867Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871;
resigned provincial seat July 23, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament
William Ralph Meredith (1872)Conservative1872elected September 4, 1872
Middlesex EastRichard TooleyConservative1871
Middlesex NorthJames Sinclair SmithLiberal1867
Middlesex West**Alexander Mackenzie**Liberal1871Treasurer in Blake ministry from 20 December 1871 to October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament
John Watterworth (1872)Liberal1872elected September 17, 1872
MonckLachlin McCallumConservative1871resigned August 2, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament
Henry Ryan Haney (1872)Liberal1872elected September 17, 1872
Niagara**Stephen Richards**Conservative1867Commissioner of Crown Lands in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871
Norfolk NorthJohn Fitzgerald ClarkeLiberal1871
Norfolk SouthSimpson McCallLiberal1867
Northumberland EastWilliam Wilson WebbLiberal1871
Northumberland WestAlexander FraserLiberal1867
Charles Gifford (1872)Conservative1872
Ontario NorthThomas PaxtonLiberal1867
Ontario SouthAbram FarewellLiberal1871
Ottawa**Richard William Scott**Liberal1867**Speaker** until December 21, 1871;
Commissioner of Crown Lands in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and in Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872;
resigned December 4, 1873 to accept federal cabinet post in [Mackenzie ministry](2nd-canadian-ministry)
Daniel John O'Donoghue (1874)Liberal1874
Oxford NorthGeorge PerryLiberal1867resigned October 31, 1872 to allow Oliver Mowat a seat in the legislature
**Oliver Mowat** (1872)Liberal1872Premier and Attorney General in Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872;
elected November 29, 1872
Oxford SouthAdam OliverLiberal1867
PeelJohn CoyneConservative1867died November 16, 1873
Kenneth Chisholm (1873)Liberal1873elected December 29, 1873
Perth NorthAndrew MonteithConservative1867resigned from provincial parliament January 19, 1874 after he was elected to the federal parliament
Thomas Mayne Daly (1874)Conservative1874
Perth SouthThomas B. GuestConservative1871
Peterborough
EastGeorge ReadConservative1867
Peterborough
WestThomas McCulloch FairbairnLiberal1871died May 13, 1874
William Hepburn Scott (1874)Conservative1874elected July 30, 1874
PrescottGeorge Wellesley HamiltonConservative1871
Prince EdwardJames Simeon McCuaigConservative1871resigned August 29, 1872 to run (unsuccessfully) for a federal seat
Gideon Striker (1871)Liberal1871
Renfrew NorthThomas DeaconConservative1871
Renfrew SouthEric HarringtonConservative1871
RussellWilliam CraigConservative1867
Simcoe NorthWilliam Davis ArdaghConservative1871
Simcoe SouthThomas Roberts FergusonConservative1867resigned January 18, 1874 due to health problems
D'Arcy Edward Boulton (1873)Conservative1873
StormontWilliam ColquhounConservative1867Colquhoun's election was declared void September 12, 1871, resulting in a by-election
James Bethune (1872)Liberal1872elected January 3, 1872
Toronto East**Matthew Crooks Cameron**Conservative1867Provincial Secretary and Registrar in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871
**Leader of the Opposition** after December 20, 1871
Toronto WestAdam CrooksLiberal1871
Victoria NorthDuncan McRaeConservative1871
Victoria SouthSamuel Casey WoodLiberal1871
Waterloo NorthMoses SpringerLiberal1867
Waterloo SouthIsaac ClemensLiberal1867
WellandJames George CurrieLiberal1871**Speaker** from December 21, 1871 to his resignation on March 29, 1873.
Wellington CentreCharles ClarkeLiberal1871
Wellington NorthRobert McKimLiberal1867resigned January 19, 1874 to compete (unsuccessfully) in the 1874 federal election
John McGowan (1874)Conservative1874
Wellington SouthPeter GowLiberal1867Provincial Secretary and Registrar in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872
Wentworth NorthRobert ChristieLiberal1867
Wentworth SouthWilliam SextonLiberal1867
York EastHugh Powell CrosbyLiberal1867
York NorthAlfred BoultbeeConservative1871
York WestPeter PattersonLiberal1871

References

References

  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  2. (1872-01-08). "Archibald McKellar {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  3. (1867-09-03). "Edmund Burke Wood {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  4. (1877-03-29). "Arthur Sturgis Hardy {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  5. "Edward Blake {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  6. (21 September 1872). "Rupert Mearse Wells | Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  7. "John Sandfield Macdonald {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  8. "John Goodall Snetsinger {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  9. (1867-09-03). "Mcneil Clarke {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  10. "Christopher Finlay Fraser {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  11. "Robert Gibbons {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  12. (1873-10-16). "Archibald Bishop {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  13. "Timothy Blair Pardee {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  14. "Daniel Galbraith {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  15. "William Clyde Caldwell {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  16. "Herbert Stone MacDonald {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  17. (1873-12-09). "John Godkin Giles {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  18. "John Carling {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  19. "William Ralph Meredith {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  20. "Alexander Mackenzie {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  21. "Lachlin McCallum {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  22. "Henry Ryan Haney {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  23. "Richard William Scott {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  24. "Oliver Mowat {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  25. "John Coyne {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  26. "Kenneth Chisholm {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  27. "Andrew Monteith {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  28. "Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  29. "William Hepburn Scott {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  30. "James Simeon McCuaig {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  31. "Thomas Roberts Ferguson {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  32. "William Colquhoun {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
  33. "James Bethune {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
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