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The Tenth Canadian Ministry was the second
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chaired by
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Sir Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borde ...
. It governed
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
from 12 October 1917 to 10 July 1920, including most of the
13th Canadian Parliament The 13th Canadian Parliament was in session from March 18, 1918, until October 4, 1921. The membership was set by the 1917 federal election on December 17, 1917, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was d ...
. The government was formed by the Unionists, a war-time
coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...
between the old Conservative Party of Canada and some members of the
Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...
. Borden was also Prime Minister in the Ninth Canadian Ministry.


Ministers

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Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Sir Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borde ...
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Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
**12 October 1917 – 18 June 1919:
Thomas Crerar Thomas Alexander Crerar, (June 17, 1876 – April 11, 1975) was a western Canadian politician and a leader of the short-lived Progressive Party of Canada. He was born in Molesworth, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba at a young age. Early career ...
**18 June 1919 – 12 August 1919:
James Alexander Calder James Alexander Calder (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician. Biography Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and princ ...
(acting) **12 August 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Simon Fraser Tolmie Simon Fraser Tolmie, (January 25, 1867 – October 13, 1937) was a veterinarian, farmer, politician, and the 21st premier of British Columbia, Canada. Early life Tolmie had a pioneer lineage, which aided him in his political aspirations ...
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Minister of Aviation The Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply. ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Albert Edward Kemp Sir Albert Edward Kemp (August 11, 1858 – August 12, 1929) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Kemp was a Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence and Minister of Overseas Military Forces during World War I. A Conservative and Un ...
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Minister of Customs The Minister of Customs was a position in the Cabinet of the Government of Canada responsible for the administration of customs revenue collection in Canada. This position was originally created by Statute 31 Vict., c. 43, and assented to on 22 May ...
**12 October 1917 – 18 May 1918:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
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Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue The minister of national revenue (french: ministre du revenu national) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), as well as the administration of taxation law and collection. T ...
**18 May 1918 – 2 September 1919:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
**2 September 1919 – 31 December 1919:
John Dowsley Reid John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral distric ...
(acting) **31 December 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Martin Burrell Martin Burrell (October 19, 1858 – March 20, 1938) was a Canadian politician. Born in Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Burrell emigrated to Canada as a young man, where he eventually became a fruit grower on a farm about two mil ...
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Secretary of State for External Affairs The Minister of Foreign Affairs (french: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada's international relations and is the lead minister respo ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Sir Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borde ...
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Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
**12 October 1917 – 2 August 1919: Sir William Thomas White **2 August 1919 – 10 July 1920: Sir Henry Lumley Drayton *
Receiver General of Canada The receiver general for Canada (french: receveur général du Canada) is responsible for making payments to the Government of Canada each fiscal year, accepting payments from financial institutions and preparing the Public Accounts of Canada, co ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio) ***12 October 1917 – 2 August 1919:
William Thomas White Sir William Thomas White, GCMG, PC (UK), PC (Can) (November 13, 1866 – February 11, 1955), was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Biography White worked as a reporter for the ''Toronto Evening Telegram'' in 1890, and subsequent ...
***2 August 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Henry Lumley Drayton Sir Henry Lumley Drayton (April 27, 1869 – August 28, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Early life Born in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Philip Henry Drayton, who came to Canada with the 16th Rifles of England, and Margaret S. ...
* Minister presiding over the Department of Health **6 June 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Newton Rowell Newton Wesley Rowell, (November 1, 1867 – November 22, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, as well as a lay leader in the Methodist Church. Rowell led the Ontario Liberal Party from 1911 to 1917 and put forward a platform ...
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Minister of Immigration and Colonization The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (french: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Cit ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
James Alexander Calder James Alexander Calder (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician. Biography Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and princ ...
* Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs **12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio) ***12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...
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Minister of Inland Revenue The Minister of Inland Revenue is the political office of Minister for the department of Inland Revenue which is responsible for the collection of taxes. "Minister of Inland Revenue" is a title held by politicians in different countries. the offi ...
**12 October 1917 – 1 April 1918:
Albert Sévigny Albert Sévigny, (December 31, 1881 – May 14, 1961) was a Canadian politician. Life and career Sévigny was born in Tingwick, Quebec. He opened a law practice in Quebec City in 1905. Two years later, he was a candidate for the Quebec Cons ...
**1 April 1918 – 14 May 1918: Vacant (Joseph Ulric Vincent was acting) **14 May 1918 – 18 May 1918:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
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Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...
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Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Charles Doherty Charles Joseph Doherty, (May 11, 1855 – July 28, 1931) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. Early life and education Doherty was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Marcus Doherty, an Irish-born judge of the Supreme Court for the Pro ...
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Attorney General of Canada The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio) ***12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Charles Doherty Charles Joseph Doherty, (May 11, 1855 – July 28, 1931) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. Early life and education Doherty was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Marcus Doherty, an Irish-born judge of the Supreme Court for the Pro ...
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Minister of Labour Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...
**12 October 1917 – 8 November 1918:
Thomas Wilson Crothers Thomas Wilson Crothers, (January 1, 1850 – December 10, 1921) was a Canadian politician. Born in Northport, Canada West, he was a lawyer and teacher before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario riding of Elgin We ...
**8 November 1918 – 10 July 1920:
Gideon Robertson Gideon Decker Robertson, (August 26, 1874 – August 5, 1933) was a Canadian Senator and Canadian Cabinet minister. Robertson was a telegrapher by profession and had links with conservatives in the labour movement. In January 1917, he was a ...
* Leader of the Government in the Senate **12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Sir James Alexander Lougheed Sir James Alexander Lougheed, ( or ; 1 September 1854 – 2 November 1925) was a businessman, lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a senator for 35 years, and held a number of Cabinet positions. Early life Lougheed was bor ...
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Minister of Marine and Fisheries The minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the o ...
**12 October 1917 – 13 October 1917: Vacant (Alexander Johnston was acting) **13 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Charles Ballantyne Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne, (August 9, 1867 – October 19, 1950) was a Canadian politician. A millionaire and one-time owner of Sherwin Williams Paints in Montreal, Ballantyne was president of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and ...
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Minister of Militia and Defence The Minister of Militia and Defence was the federal government minister in charge of the volunteer army units in Canada, the Canadian Militia. From 1855 to 1906, the minister was responsible for Canadian militia units only, as the British Army wa ...
**12 October 1917 – 16 January 1920:
Sydney Chilton Mewburn Sydney Chilton Mewburn, (December 4, 1863 – August 11, 1956) was a Canadian lawyer, soldier, and politician. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada West, he was the Minister of Militia and Defence from October 12, 1917, to January 1 ...
**16 January 1920 – 24 January 1920:
James Alexander Calder James Alexander Calder (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician. Biography Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and princ ...
(acting) **24 January 1920 – 10 July 1920:
Hugh Guthrie Hugh Guthrie, (13 August 1866 – 3 November 1939) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a minister in the governments of Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen and R. B. Bennett. Biography He was born in Guelph, Ontario, th ...
* Minister of Mines **12 October 1917 – 31 December 1919:
Martin Burrell Martin Burrell (October 19, 1858 – March 20, 1938) was a Canadian politician. Born in Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Burrell emigrated to Canada as a young man, where he eventually became a fruit grower on a farm about two mil ...
**31 December 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...
* Minister of the Naval Service **12 October 1917 – 13 October 1917: Vacant (George Joseph Desbarats was acting) **13 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Charles Ballantyne Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne, (August 9, 1867 – October 19, 1950) was a Canadian politician. A millionaire and one-time owner of Sherwin Williams Paints in Montreal, Ballantyne was president of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and ...
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Minister of Overseas Military Forces The Minister of Overseas Military Forces was established in November 1916 to administer Canadian forces in the United Kingdom during World War I, and abolished in 1920. The position was largely to act as the communications channel between the Depar ...
**12 October 1917 – 1 July 1920: Sir Albert Edward Kemp *
Postmaster General A Postmaster General, in Anglosphere countries, is the chief executive officer of the postal service of that country, a ministerial office responsible for overseeing all other postmasters. The practice of having a government official respons ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Pierre-Édouard Blondin Pierre-Édouard Blondin, (December 14, 1874 – October 29, 1943) was a Canadian politician. Biography He was born on December 14, 1874. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Champlain in 1908 ...
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President of the Privy Council In the Canadian cabinet, the president of the King's Privy Council for Canada (french: président du Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada) is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. The president of the Privy Council also has the larg ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920:
Newton Rowell Newton Wesley Rowell, (November 1, 1867 – November 22, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, as well as a lay leader in the Methodist Church. Rowell led the Ontario Liberal Party from 1911 to 1917 and put forward a platform ...
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Minister of Public Works This list indicates government departments in various countries dedicated to public works or infrastructure. See also * Public works * Ministry or Board of Public Works, the imperial Chinese ministry overseeing public projects from the Tang ...
**12 October 1917 – 13 October 1917:
Charles Ballantyne Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne, (August 9, 1867 – October 19, 1950) was a Canadian politician. A millionaire and one-time owner of Sherwin Williams Paints in Montreal, Ballantyne was president of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and ...
**13 October 1917 – 6 August 1919: Frank Broadstreet Carvell **6 August 1919 – 3 September 1919:
John Dowsley Reid John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral distric ...
(acting) **3 September 1919 – 31 December 1919:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
**31 December 1919 – 10 July 1920:
John Dowsley Reid John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral distric ...
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Minister of Railways and Canals The minister of transport (french: ministre des transports) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Ca ...
**12 October 1917 – 1 July 1920:
John Dowsley Reid John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral distric ...
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Secretary of State of Canada The Secretary of State for Canada, established in 1867 with a corresponding department, was a Canadian Cabinet position that served as the official channel of communication between the Dominion of Canada and the Imperial government in London. Sco ...
**12 October 1917 – 31 December 1919:
Martin Burrell Martin Burrell (October 19, 1858 – March 20, 1938) was a Canadian politician. Born in Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Burrell emigrated to Canada as a young man, where he eventually became a fruit grower on a farm about two mil ...
**31 December 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
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Registrar General of Canada The registrar general of Canada (french: registraire général du Canada) is responsible for registering all letters patent, commissions, instruments, proclamations, and any other documents that may, from time to time, be issued under the Great Sea ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio) ***12 October 1917 – 31 December 1919:
Martin Burrell Martin Burrell (October 19, 1858 – March 20, 1938) was a Canadian politician. Born in Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Burrell emigrated to Canada as a young man, where he eventually became a fruit grower on a farm about two mil ...
***31 December 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Arthur Lewis Sifton Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton (October 26, 1858 – January 21, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917. He became a minister in the federal cabinet of Canada thereaf ...
* Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment **21 February 1918 – 10 July 1920:
Sir James Alexander Lougheed Sir James Alexander Lougheed, ( or ; 1 September 1854 – 2 November 1925) was a businessman, lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a senator for 35 years, and held a number of Cabinet positions. Early life Lougheed was bor ...
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Solicitor General of Canada The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canadian ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General in the British system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice. It was n ...
**5 July 1919 – 10 July 1920:
Hugh Guthrie Hugh Guthrie, (13 August 1866 – 3 November 1939) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a minister in the governments of Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen and R. B. Bennett. Biography He was born in Guelph, Ontario, th ...
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Minister of Trade and Commerce Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
**12 October 1917 – 10 July 1920: Sir George Eulas Foster *
Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...
**12 October 1917 – 22 September 1919: Francis Cochrane **12 October 1917 – 21 February 1918:
Sir James Alexander Lougheed Sir James Alexander Lougheed, ( or ; 1 September 1854 – 2 November 1925) was a businessman, lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a senator for 35 years, and held a number of Cabinet positions. Early life Lougheed was bor ...
**23 October 1917 – 25 February 1920:
Alexander Kenneth Maclean Alexander Kenneth Maclean, (October 18, 1869 July 31, 1942) was a Canadian politician and judge. Early life and education Born in Upper North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Maclean was educated at Pictou Academy and Dalhousie Univer ...
**23 October 1917 – 8 November 1918:
Gideon Robertson Gideon Decker Robertson, (August 26, 1874 – August 5, 1933) was a Canadian Senator and Canadian Cabinet minister. Robertson was a telegrapher by profession and had links with conservatives in the labour movement. In January 1917, he was a ...


Offices not of the Cabinet

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for External Affairs *12 October 1917 – 7 November 1918: Hugh Clark *7 November 1918 – 10 July 1920:
Francis Henry Keefer Francis Henry Keefer, (24 July 1860 – 4 December 1928) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Life Born in Strathroy, Canada West, the son of James Keefer and Maria Cook, studied at the Strathroy Grammar School and Upper Canada College b ...
Parliamentary Secretary of Militia and Defence *12 October 1917 – 23 February 1918:
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, (February 17, 1875 – August 29, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Old Barns, Nova Scotia, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia riding of Shelburne and Queen's in the 191 ...
*23 February 1918 – 7 November 1918: Vacant *7 November 1918 – 10 July 1920: Hugh Clark Parliamentary Secretary of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment *21 February 1918 – 23 February 1918: Vacant *23 February 1918 – 7 November 1918:
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, (February 17, 1875 – August 29, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Old Barns, Nova Scotia, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia riding of Shelburne and Queen's in the 191 ...
*7 November 1918 – 10 July 1920: Vacant
Solicitor General of Canada The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canadian ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General in the British system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice. It was n ...
*12 October 1917 – 5 July 1919:
Hugh Guthrie Hugh Guthrie, (13 August 1866 – 3 November 1939) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a minister in the governments of Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen and R. B. Bennett. Biography He was born in Guelph, Ontario, th ...


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