On 21 January 1879, the Governor, Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, designated 6 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:
1 Macrossan did not hold a seat at the time of his appointment; however, the member for Electoral district of Townsville resigned and Macrossan was seated in the Assembly on 4 March 1879.
2 Pring lost his seat at a ministerial by-election on 29 May 1879 but continued as Attorney-General without a seat.
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Parliament of Queensland (2009). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
first, mcilwraith, ministry, first, mcilwraith, ministry, ministry, government, queensland, premier, thomas, mcilwraith, succeeded, douglas, ministry, january, 1879, after, latter, lost, vote, confidence, parliament, after, 1878, election, turn, succeeded, fir. The First McIlwraith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Thomas McIlwraith It succeeded the Douglas Ministry on 21 January 1879 after the latter lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament after the 1878 election It was in turn succeeded by the First Griffith Ministry on 13 November 1883 after losing the 1883 election First ministry editOn 21 January 1879 the Governor Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy designated 6 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows Office Minister Premier Colonial Treasurer until 24 December 1881 Colonial Secretary from 24 December 1881 Thomas McIlwraith MLA Colonial Secretary Secretary for Public Instruction Arthur Hunter Palmer MLA until 24 December 1881 Colonial Treasurer Secretary for Public Instruction Archibald Archer MLA from 5 January 1882 Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Mines John Murtagh Macrossan MLA 1 until 13 March 1883 Albert Norton MLA from 13 March 1883 Attorney General John Malbon Thompson MLA until 16 May 1879 Ratcliff Pring MLA 2 16 May 1879 4 June 1880 Henry Beor MLA 4 June 1880 25 December 1880 Pope Alexander Cooper MLA 31 December 1880 5 January 1883 Charles Chubb MLA from 5 January 1883 Secretary for Public Lands Patrick Perkins MLA Postmaster General Representative of Government in the Legislative Council Charles Hardie Buzacott MLC until 17 December 1880 Boyd Dunlop Morehead MLC from 17 December 1880 1 Macrossan did not hold a seat at the time of his appointment however the member for Electoral district of Townsville resigned and Macrossan was seated in the Assembly on 4 March 1879 2 Pring lost his seat at a ministerial by election on 29 May 1879 but continued as Attorney General without a seat References editParliament of Queensland 2009 Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860 2009 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 15 June 2009 Retrieved 10 December 2009 Brisbane Courier 22 January 1879 Preceded byDouglas Ministry McIlwraith Ministry1879 1883 Succeeded byGriffith Ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title First McIlwraith ministry amp oldid 1153306027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
