The Dunsmuir ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from June 15, 1900, to November 21, 1902. It was led by James Dunsmuir, the 14th premier of British Columbia. It was formed following the 1900 general election, in which the incumbent premier, Joseph Martin, failed to gain a majority; he subsequently recommended Dunsmuir as the next government leader.
On November 21, 1902, Dunsmuir submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière and recommended Edward Gawler Prior as his successor. Joly de Lotbinière then invited Prior to form a government, who accepted and formed the Prior ministry.
List of ministers +Dunsmuir ministry by portfolio Portfolio Minister Tenure Start End Premier of British Columbia James Dunsmuir June 15, 1900 November 21, 1902 Attorney General David McEwen Eberts June 15, 1900 November 21, 1902 John Herbert Turner June 15, 1900 September 3, 1901James Douglas PrenticeSeptember 3, 1901November 21, 1902James Douglas PrenticeJune 21, 1900September 3, 1901 John Cunningham Brown September 3, 1901 September 30, 1901James Douglas PrenticeSeptember 30, 1901November 21, 1902Wilmer Cleveland WellsJune 21, 1900November 21, 1902Richard McBrideJune 21, 1900September 3, 1901David McEwen EbertsSeptember 3, 1901February 27, 1902Edward Gawler PriorFebruary 27, 1902November 21, 1902James Douglas PrenticeJune 21, 1900September 3, 1901John Cunningham BrownSeptember 3, 1901September 30, 1901James Douglas PrenticeSeptember 30, 1901November 21, 1902
Cabinet shuffles On September 3, 1901, finance minister John Herbert Turner resigned in order to become the province's agent general in London and was succeeded by James Douglas Prentice; Prentice, the provincial secretary and education minister, was in turn succeeded by John Cunningham Brown. Brown was an ally of former premier Joseph Martin, and his appointment was opposed by Richard McBrideMartin's political rivalwho resigned from cabinet in protest. On September 18, Brown was defeated in a ministerial by-election. Two weeks later, on October 4, Brown resigned from cabinet, and Prentice regained the portfolios while also remaining minister of finance and agriculture.
On March 6, 1902, Edward Gawler Prior joined cabinet as minister of mines, filling the absence left by McBride.
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