The 4th Parliament of Ontario was in session from June 5, 1879, until February 1, 1883, just prior to the 1883 general election. The majority party was the Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat.
Charles Clarke served as speaker for the assembly.
Members of the Assembly
RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCommentsAddingtonHammel Madden DerocheLiberal18713rd termAlgomaRobert Adam LyonLiberal18782nd termBrantJames YoungLiberal18791st termBrant SouthArthur Sturgis HardyLiberal18733rd termProvincial Secretary and Registrar in Mowat ministryBrockvilleChristopher Finlay FraserConservative18723rd term Commissioner of Public Works in Mowat ministryBruce NorthDonald SinclairLiberal18674th termBruce SouthRupert Mearse WellsLiberal18723rd termresigned June 6, 1882 to contest (successfully) federal seatHamilton Parke O'Connor (1882)Liberal18821st termelected October 18, 1882CardwellCharles RobinsonLiberal18791st termCarletonGeorge William MonkConservative18713rd termCornwallWilliam MackLiberal18791st termDufferinJohn BarrConservative18752nd termunseated December 11, 1879 after the election results were appealedWilliam Jelly (1880)Conservative18801st termelected January 9, 1880DundasAndrew BroderConservative18752nd termDurham EastJohn RosevearConservative18752nd termdied May 12, 1881Charles Herbert Brereton (1882)Conservative18821st termelected June 29, 1882Durham WestJames Wellington McLaughlinLiberal18791st termElgin EastThomas McIntyre NairnLiberal18791st termElgin WestJohn CascadenLiberal18791st termEssex NorthSolomon WhiteConservative18782nd termEssex SouthLewis WigleConservative18752nd termresigned June 9, 1882 to contest (successfully) federal seatWilliam Douglas Balfour (1882)Liberal18821st termelected October 18, 1882FrontenacDelino Dexter CalvinConservative1868, 18774th term*GlengarryDonald MacmasterConservative18791st termresigned February 1, 1883 after he was elected to federal seatJames Rayside (1882)Liberal18821st termelected October 18, 1882Grenville SouthFrederick John FrenchConservative18791st termGrey EastAbram William LauderConservative18674th termGrey NorthDavid CreightonConservative18752nd termGrey SouthJames Hill HunterLiberal18752nd termHaldimandJacob BaxterLiberal18674th termHaltonDavid RobertsonLiberal18791st termHamiltonJohn Morison GibsonLiberal18791st termHastings EastNathaniel Stephen ApplebyIndependent Conservative18752nd termHastings NorthGeorge Henry BoulterConservative18674th termHastings WestAlexander RobertsonConservative18791st termresigned June 2, 1882 to contest (successfully) federal seatBaltis Rose (1882)Conservative18821st termelected October 18, 1882Huron EastThomas GibsonLiberal18713rd termHuron SouthArchibald BishopLiberal18733rd termHuron WestAlexander McLagan RossLiberal18752nd termKent EastDaniel McCraneyLiberal18752nd termKent WestEdward RobinsonLiberal18791st termKingstonJames Henry MetcalfeConservative18791st termLambton EastPeter GrahamLiberal18752nd termLambton WestTimothy Blair PardeeLiberal18674th term Commissioner of Crown Lands in Mowat ministryLanark NorthWilliam Clyde CaldwellLiberal1872, 18792nd term*Lanark SouthWilliam LeesIndependent18791st termLeeds North and Grenville NorthHenry MerrickConservative18713rd termLeeds SouthWilliam RichardsonConservative18791st termLennoxGeorge Douglas HawleyLiberal18791st termLincolnSylvester NeelonLiberal1875, 18792nd term*LondonWilliam Ralph MeredithConservative18723rd termLeader of the OppositionMiddlesex EastRichard TooleyConservative18713rd termMiddlesex NorthJohn WatersLiberal18791st termMiddlesex WestJohn WatterworthLiberal18723rd termMonckRichard HarcourtLiberal18791st termMuskoka and Parry SoundJohn Classon MillerLiberal18752nd termresigned June 2, 1882 to contest (unsuccessfully) federal seatJames Whitney Bettes (1882)Liberal18821st termelected October 30, 1882Norfolk NorthJohn Bailey FreemanLiberal18791st termNorfolk SouthWilliam MorganConservative18791st termNorthumberland EastJames Marshall FerrisLiberal18752nd termNorthumberland WestJohn Collard FieldLiberal18791st termOntario NorthThomas PaxtonLiberal18674th term resigned February 1, 1883 after he was appointed sheriffFrank Madill (1881)Conservative18811st termelected June 14, 1881Ontario SouthJohn DrydenLiberal18791st termOttawaPatrick BaskervilleConservative18791st termOxford NorthOliver MowatLiberal18723rd term Premier and Attorney General in Mowat ministryOxford SouthAdam CrooksLiberal1871, 18753rd term* Minister of Education in Mowat ministryPeelKenneth ChisholmLiberal18733rd termPerth NorthDavid Davidson HayLiberal18752nd termPerth SouthThomas BallantyneLiberal18752nd termPeterborough EastThomas BlezardLiberal18791st termPeterborough WestWilliam Hepburn ScottConservative1874, 18753rd term*died July 11, 1881Robert Kincaid (1882)Conservative18821st termelected August 24, 1881PrescottWilliam HarkinConservative18752nd termdied February 11, 1881Albert Peter Hagar (1881)Liberal1881 1st termelected April 22, 1881Prince EdwardGideon StrikerLiberal18713rd termRenfrew NorthThomas MurrayLiberal1869, 18792nd term*resigned to contest (unsuccessfully) federal seat(date of resignation unclear) William Balmer McAllister (1882)Conservative18821st termelected October 18, 1882Renfrew SouthJames BonfieldLiberal18752nd termRussellAdam Jacob BakerConservative18752nd termSimcoe EastHerman Henry CookLiberal18791st termresigned June 1, 1882 to contest (successfully) federal seatCharles Alfred Drury (1882)Liberal18821st termelected October 18, 1882Simcoe SouthWilliam James ParkhillConservative18782nd termSimcoe WestThomas LongConservative18752nd termStormontJoseph KerrConservative18791st termToronto EastAlexander MorrisConservative18791st termToronto WestRobert BellConservative18752nd termVictoria NorthSamuel Stanley PeckLiberal18791st termVictoria SouthSamuel Casey WoodLiberal18713rd term Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture in Mowat ministryWaterloo NorthMoses SpringerLiberal18674th termresigned April 25, 1879 after he was appointed sheriffElias Weber Bingeman Snider (1881)Liberal18811st termelected June 17, 1881Waterloo SouthJames LivingstonLiberal18791st termresigned February 1, 1883 after he was elected to federal seatIsaac Master (1882)Liberal1877, 18822nd term*elected October 18, 1882WellandDaniel NearLiberal18791st termWellington CentreCharles ClarkeLiberal18713rd termSpeakerWellington SouthJames LaidlawLiberal18791st termWellington WestRobert McKimLiberal1867, 18793rd term*Wentworth NorthJames McMahonLiberal18752nd termWentworth SouthNicholas AwreyLiberal18791st termYork EastGeorge BadgerowLiberal18791st termYork NorthJoseph Henry WiddifieldLiberal18752nd termYork WestPeter PattersonLiberal18713rd term
Notes
References
External links A History of Ontario : its resources and development., Alexander Fraser Members in Parliament 4