Whitney ministry
Whitney ministry | |
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6th ministry of Ontario | |
The Hon. Sir James Pliny Whitney | |
| Date formed | February 8, 1905 |
| Date dissolved | October 2, 1914 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier | James Whitney |
| Member party | Conservative |
| Status in legislature | |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Elections | 1905, 1908, 1911, 1914 |
| Legislature term | |
| Incoming formation | 1905 Ontario general election |
| Outgoing formation | death of Whitney |
| Predecessor | Ross ministry |
| Successor | Hearst ministry |
The Whitney ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from February 8, 1905, to October 2, 1914. It was led by the 6th Premier of Ontario, James Whitney. 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 Ross ministry following the 1905 Ontario general election. The Whitney ministry governed through the 11th, 12th, and 13th Parliament of Ontario as well as the first several weeks of the 14th Parliament of Ontario.
Notable members of the Whitney ministry included Joseph Octave Reaume, the Minister of Public Works and the first French Canadian to attain Cabinet rank in the province.
Whitney died on September 25, 1914. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by William Howard Hearst, known as the "baby minister" of the Whitney cabinet.