Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1888-1966

      History

      The title of Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts was replaced with that of Minister of Agriculture, in 1888. In 1966, the Department was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Food, and the title of Minister of Agriculture was replaced with the Minister of Agriculture and Food.

      The position of Minister was held by Charles Drury (1888-1890), John Dryden (1890-1905), Nelson Monteith (1905-1908), James S. Duff (1908-1916), W.H. Hearst (1916-1918), George S. Henry (1918-1919), M.W. Doherty (1919-1924), J.S. Martin (1924-1930), Thomas L. Kennedy (1930-1934), Duncan Marshall (1934-1938), P.M. Dewan (1938-1943), Thomas L. Kennedy (1943-1953), Fletcher S. Thomas (1953-1956), William A. Goodfellow (1956-1961) and William A. Stewart (1961-1966).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister held the senior office within the Ontario Department of Agriculture, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Department's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA59

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture controls Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1888-1966

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts (1868-1888)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA17

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister (1966-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA70

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA43

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1956 (1964)

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger