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.
Victorian Government Gazette No. 41, Victorian Government Printer, 22 March 1859.
Victorian Government Gazette No. 172, Victorian Government Printer, 21 December 1858.

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