Smithe ministry

Not to be confused with Smith ministry.

The Smithe ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from January 29, 1883, to March 28, 1887. It was led by William Smithe, the seventh premier of British Columbia. The ministry was formed in the aftermath of the 1882 election, in which Smithe and his supporters won a comfortable majority.^[1] Smithe died in 1887 and was succeeded as premier by Attorney General Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, who formed the A. E. B. Davie ministry.^[2]

Smithe ministry
7th ministry of British Columbia
Date formed	January 29, 1883 (1883-01-29)
Date dissolved	March 28, 1887 (1887-03-28)
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	Clement Francis Cornwall (1883–1887) Hugh Nelson (1887)
Premier	William Smithe
No. of ministers	4
Ministers removed	2
Total no. of members	5
Member parties	Non-partisan
History
Election	1886
Legislature terms	4th Parliament 5th Parliament
Predecessor	Beaven ministry
Successor	A. E. B. Davie ministry

List of ministers

Beaven ministry by portfolio^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of British Columbia	William Smithe	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887
President of the Council	Montague Tyrwhitt-Drake	January 29, 1883	December 9, 1884
	William Smithe	December 9, 1884	March 28, 1887
Attorney General	Alexander Edmund Batson Davie	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887
Minister of Finance and Agriculture	John Robson	January 29, 1883	March 21, 1885
	Simeon Duck	March 21, 1885	October 16, 1887
	John Robson	March 21, 1885	March 28, 1887
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works	William Smithe	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887
Minister of Mines	John Robson	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887
Provincial Secretary	John Robson	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887