Second O'Shanassy ministry

Second O'Shanassy ministry
Second O'Shanassy ministry
; 4th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	10 March 1858
Date dissolved	27 October 1859
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	Sir Henry Barkly
Premier	John O'Shanassy
No. of ministers	8
Member party	Independent
History
Predecessor	Second Haines ministry
Successor	Nicholson ministry

The Second O'Shanassy Ministry was the 4th ministry of the Government of Victoria.^[1] It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John O’Shanassy, with the swearing in of the ministry occurring on 10 March 1858.^[2]

The ministry resgined on 27 October 1860 following a vote of no confidence in the Legislativ Assembly in which O'Shanassy's government was defeated 56 votes to 17.^[3]


Minister	Portfolios^[4]
John O'Shanassy, MLA	Premier Chief Secretary
Henry Chapman, MLA	Attorney-General
George Harker, MLA	Treasurer
Charles Duffy, MLA	President of the Board of Land and Works (until 22 March 1859)^[5] Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (21 December 1858^[6] to 22 March 1859^[5])
Henry Miller, MLC	Commissioner of Trade and Customs
Richard Ireland, MLA	Solicitor-General
George Evans, MLA	Postmaster-General President of the Board of Land and Works (from 22 March 1859)^[5] Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (from 22 March 1859^[5])
George Horne, MLA	Commissioner of Public Works (from 21 December 1858)^[6]
Thomas McCombie, MLC	Minister without office

References

↑ Macdonald, D. (1883), "v. ; 19 cm.", The Church almanac of Victoria, and Presbyterian calendar of Australasia, with educational register of Victoria for ..., Melbourne: M.L. Hutchinson, Presbyterian Book Depot, p. 58, nla.obj-2930260328, retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Trove
↑ Victorian Government Gazette No. 34, Victorian Government Printer, 10 March 1858.
↑ Ingham, S. M. "Sir John O'Shanassy (1818–1883)". Australian Dictionary of Biographies. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd O'Shanassy Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
1 2 3 4 Victorian Government Gazette No. 41, Victorian Government Printer, 22 March 1859.
1 2 Victorian Government Gazette No. 172, Victorian Government Printer, 21 December 1858.

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