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USQUE AD MARE
A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services
by Thomas E. Appleton
Ministers and Deputy Ministers
1867-1967
| Ministers | Years |
|---|---|
| Hon. P. Mitchell | 1867-1873 |
| Hon. Sir Albert Smith | 1873-1878 |
| Hon. J. C. Pope | 1878-1882 |
| Hon. A. W. McLelan | 1882-1885 |
| Hon. G. E. Foster | 1885-1888 |
| Hon. Sir Charles H. Tupper | 1888-1894 |
| Hon. J. Costigan | 1894-1896 |
| Hon. Sir Louis H. Davies | 1896-1901 |
| Hon. J. Sutherland | 1902 |
| Hon. J. F. R. Prefontaine | 1902-1905 |
| Hon. L. P. Brodeur | 1906-1911 |
| Hon. R. Lemieux | 1911 |
| Hon. J. D. Hazen | 1911-1917 |
| Hon. C. C. Ballantyne | 1917-1921 |
| Hon. Ernest Lapointe | 1921-1924 |
| Hon. P. J. A. Cardin | 1924-1930 |
| Hon. A. Duranleau | 1930-1935 |
| Hon. C. D. Howe | 1935-1936 |
| Ministers | Years |
|---|---|
| Hon. C. D. Howe | 1936-1940 |
| Hon. P. J. A. Cardin | 1940-1942 |
| Hon. J. E. Michaud | 1942-1945 |
| Hon. Lionel Chevrier | 1945-1954 |
| Hon. George C. Marler | 1954-1957 |
| Hon. George Hees | 1957-1960 |
| Hon. Leon Balcer | 1960-1963 |
| Hon. G. J. McI1raith | 1963-1964 |
| Hon. J. W. Pickersgill | 1964-1967 |
| Hon. Paul T. Hellyer | 1967- |
| Deputy Ministers | Years |
|---|---|
| William Smith | 1868-1896 |
| Francois Frederic Gourdeau | 1896-1909 |
| George Joseph Desbarats | 1909-1910 |
| Alexander Johnston | 1910-1933 |
| (Office vacant) | 1933-1936 |
| R. K. Smith | 1936 |
| Deputy Ministers | Years |
|---|---|
| V. Irving Smart | 1936-1940 |
| C. P. Edwards | 1941-1948 |
| J. C. Lessard | 1948-1954 |
| C. W. West | 1954 |
| J. R. Baldwin | 1954- |
| Assistant Deputy Ministers | Years |
|---|---|
| Gordon W. Stead | 1958- |
