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Treasurer of Ontario
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Ontario. Office of the Provincial Treasurer
Office of the Treasurer of Ontario
Treasurer of the Province of Ontario
Ontario. Treasury Dept. Office of the Minister
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The office of the Treasurer of Ontario was created in 1867 at Confederation, when the Receiver General's Office from the Province of Canada became the Treasury Department of Ontario with a Treasurer at its head. The Treasurer was known by a number of different appelations, including the Treasurer of the Province of Ontario and the Office of the Provincial Treasurer.
The following individuals occupied the office of Treasurer of Ontario: Wood, Edmund Burke, July 1867 - Dec. 1871; Mackenzie, Alexander, Jan. 1872 - Oct. 1972; Crooks, Adam, Nov. 1872 - Mar. 1877; Wood, Samuel Casey, Apr. 1877 - June 1883; Young, James, June 1883 - Oct. 1883; Ross, Alexander McLagan, Nov. 1883 - July 1890; Garcourt, Richard, Aug. 1890 - Oct. 1899; Ross George William, Oct. 1899 - Feb. 1905; Matheson, Arthur James, Feb. 1905 - ?; Lucas, Isaac Benson, 1912 (acting), May 1913 - Dec. 1914; McGarry, Thomas William, Dec. 1914 - Nov. 1919; Smith, Peter, Nov. 1919 - Sept. 1922; Price, W.H., Sept. 1922 - Nov. 1926; Monteith, J.D., Dec. 1926 - Oct. 1930; Dunlop, E.A., Nov. 1930 - Feb. 1934; Henry, George Stewart, Mar. 1934 - Sept. 1934; Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick, Sept. 1934 - Aug. 1942; Frost, Leslie Miscampbell, Aug. 1942 - Aug. 1955; Porter, Dana, Aug. 1955 - Jan. 1958; Frost Leslie Miscampbell, Jan. 1955 - Apr. 1959; Allan, James N., Apr. 1959 - Nov. 1966; MacNaughton, Charles Steel, Nov. 1966 - 1968.
In 1968, the Treasury Dept. was replaced with the Department of Treasury and Economics and the Department of Revenue. The Treasurer of Ontario was replaced with Minister's offices within the two new departments.
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The Treasurer of Ontario held the senior office within the Ontario Treasury Department, and was the cabinet minister ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Department's activities. The office was the chief financial officer of Ontario for public finance, taxation, the budget and the provincial debt.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of Ontario, 1985, 0025; Ont. Gov't. Phone Directories, 1967-1968
Budget Statements for the Province of Ontario.
Maintenance notes
Not in Canadiana Name Authorities. There are many versions of this name, which are used interchangeably. The version which is preferred in this record was commonly found in publications in the late 1960's, but was found as early as 1900.
Archivist(s):
R. Coram