3rd Canadian Ministry
{{Short description|Government cabinet of Canada (1878–1891)}}
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|cabinet_name = 3rd Canadian Ministry
3e conseil des ministres du Canada
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|jurisdiction = Canada
|flag = Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
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|image = Macdonald1872.jpg
|date_formed = 17 October 1878
|date_dissolved= 6 June 1891
|government_head_title = Prime Minister
|government_head = John A. Macdonald
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|state_head_title = Monarch
|state_head =Victoria
|represented_by_title = Governor General
|represented_by = Marquess of Dufferin
Duke of Argyll
Marquess of Lansdowne
Earl of Derby
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|political_party = Liberal-Conservative Party
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Majority
|opposition_party = Liberal Party of Canada
|opposition_leader = {{Unbulleted list|Alexander Mackenzie (1878–1880)|Edward Blake (1880–1887)|Wilfrid Laurier (1887–1896)}}
|election = 1878, 1882, 1887, 1891
|legislature_term = {{Unbulleted list|4th Canadian Parliament|5th Canadian Parliament|6th Canadian Parliament|7th Canadian Parliament}}
|incoming_formation = 1878 Canadian federal election
|outgoing_formation = Death of John A. MacDonald
|budget =
|previous = 2nd Canadian Ministry
|successor = 4th Canadian Ministry
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The Third Canadian Ministry was the second cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 17 October 1878 to 6 June 1891, including the 4th, 5th, and 6th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the first three months of the 7th. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the First Canadian Ministry.
Ministries
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- Prime Minister
- 17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: John A. Macdonald
- Minister of Agriculture
- 17 October 1878 – 25 September 1885: John Henry Pope
- 25 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: John Carling
- Minister of Customs
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (James Johnson was acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: Mackenzie Bowell
- Minister of Finance
- 17 October 1878 – 11 November 1885: Samuel Leonard Tilley
- 11 November 1885 – 10 December 1885: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
- 10 December 1885 – 27 January 1887: Archibald McLelan
- 27 January 1887 – 29 May 1888: Charles Tupper
- 29 May 1888 – 6 June 1891: George Eulas Foster
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: The Minister of the Interior (Ex Officio)
- 17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald
- 17 October 1883 – 3 October 1887: The President of the Privy Council (Ex officio)
- 17 October 1883 – 3 October 1887: John A. Macdonald
- 3 October 1887 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of the Interior (Ex Officio)
- 3 October 1887 – 22 April 1888: Thomas White
- 22 April 1888 – 8 May 1888: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
- 8 May 1888 – 25 September 1888: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
- 25 September 1888 – 6 June 1891: Edgar Dewdney
- Minister of Inland Revenue
- 17 October 1878 – 26 October 1878: Vacant (Alfred Brunel was acting)
- 26 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: Louis François Georges Baby
- 8 November 1880 – 23 May 1882: James Cox Aikins
- 23 May 1882 – 6 June 1891: John Costigan
- Minister of the Interior
- 17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald
- 17 October 1883 – 4 August 1885: David Lewis Macpherson
- 5 August 1885 – 21 April 1888: Thomas White
- 22 April 1888 – 7 May 1888: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
- 8 May 1888 – 24 September 1888: John A. Macdonald (acting)
- 25 September 1888 – 6 June 1891: Edgar Dewdney
- Minister of Justice
- 17 October 1878 – 20 May 1881: James McDonald
- 20 May 1881 – 26 September 1885: Alexander Campbell
- 26 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: John Sparrow David Thompson
- Attorney General of Canada
- 17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 17 October 1878 – 20 May 1881: James McDonald
- 20 May 1881 – 26 September 1885: Alexander Campbell
- 26 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: John Sparrow David Thompson
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 17 October 1878 – 7 February 1887: Alexander Campbell
- 7 February 1887 – 12 May 1887: Frank Smith (acting)
- 12 May 1887 – 6 June 1891: John Abbott
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (William Smith was acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 10 July 1882: James Colledge Pope
- 10 July 1882 – 10 December 1885: Archibald McLelan
- 10 December 1885 – 1 June 1888: George Eulas Foster
- 1 June 1888 – 6 June 1891: Charles Hibbert Tupper
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (Charles-Eugène Panet was acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 16 January 1880: Louis François Rodrigue Masson
- 16 January 1880 – 8 November 1880: Alexander Campbell
- 8 November 1880 – 6 June 1891: Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- Postmaster General
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (William Henry Griffin was acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 20 May 1879: Hector Louis Langevin
- 20 May 1879 – 16 January 1880: Alexander Campbell
- 16 January 1880 – 8 November 1880: John O'Connor
- 8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: Alexander Campbell
- 20 May 1881 – 23 May 1882: John O'Connor
- 23 May 1882 – 25 September 1885: John Carling
- 25 September 1885 – 27 January 1887: Alexander Campbell
- 27 January 1887 – 11 July 1888: Archibald McLelan
- 11 July 1888 – 6 August 1888: John Carling (Acting)
- 6 August 1888 – 6 June 1891: John Graham Haggart
- President of the Privy Council
- 17 October 1878 – 16 January 1880: John O'Connor
- 16 January 1880 – 1 August 1880: Louis François Rodrigue Masson
- 1 August 1880 – 8 November 1880: John A. Macdonald (acting)
- 8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
- 20 May 1881 – 10 July 1882: Archibald McLelan
- 10 July 1882 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald (acting)
- 17 October 1883 – 28 November 1889: John A. Macdonald
- 28 November 1889 – 1 May 1891: Charles Carroll Colby
- 1 May 1891 – 6 June 1891: John A. Macdonald (acting)
- Minister of Public Works
- 17 October 1878 – 20 May 1879: Charles Tupper
- 20 May 1879 – 6 June 1891: Hector Louis Langevin
- Minister of Railways and Canals
- 20 May 1879 – 29 May 1884: Charles Tupper
- 29 May 1884 – 25 September 1885: John Henry Pope (Acting)
- 25 September 1885 – 1 April 1889: John Henry Pope
- 1 April 1889 – 10 April 1889: Vacant (Toussaint Trudeau was acting)
- 10 April 1889 – 28 November 1889: John A. Macdonald (acting)
- 28 November 1889 – 6 June 1891: John A. Macdonald
- Receiver General of Canada
- 17 October 1878 – 8 November 1878: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
- 8 November 1878 – 20 May 1879: Alexander Campbell
- 20 May 1879 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- 20 May 1879 – 11 November 1885: Samuel Leonard Tilley
- 11 November 1885 – 10 December 1885: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney (acting)
- 10 December 1885 – 27 January 1887: Archibald McLelan
- 27 January 1887 – 29 May 1888: Charles Tupper
- 29 May 1888 – 6 June 1891: George Eulas Foster
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (Edouard-Joseph Langevin (acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: James Cox Aikins
- 8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: John O'Connor
- 20 May 1881 – 29 July 1882: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
- 29 July 1882 – 6 June 1891: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- Registrar General of Canada
- 17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (Edouard-Joseph Langevin was acting)
- 19 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: James Cox Aikins
- 8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: John O'Connor
- 20 May 1881 – 29 July 1882: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
- 29 July 1882 – 6 June 1891: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- Minister without Portfolio
- 8 November 1878 – 11 February 1880: Robert Duncan Wilmot
- 11 February 1880 – 17 October 1883: David Lewis Macpherson
- 2 August 1882 – 6 June 1891: Frank Smith
- 13 May 1887 – 6 June 1891: John Abbott
References
- {{cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Privy Council Office|title=Third Ministry|work=Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation|url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=3&mbtpid=1|access-date=2010-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192806/http://pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=3&mbtpid=1|archive-date=2017-05-01|url-status=dead}}
Succession
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