# Charles Ballantyne

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Canadian politician (1867–1950)

For the footballer, see [Charles Ballantyne (footballer)](/source/Charles_Ballantyne_(footballer)).

The Honourable Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne PC Senator for Alma, Quebec In office February 3, 1932 – October 19, 1950 Appointed by R. B. Bennett Preceded by George Green Foster Succeeded by Hartland Molson Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Lawrence—St. George In office 1917–1921 Preceded by The riding was created in 1914. Succeeded by Herbert Meredith Marler Personal details Born (1867-08-09)August 9, 1867 Colquhoun, Canada West Died October 19, 1950(1950-10-19) (aged 83) Party Unionist (Conservative and Liberal) (1918–1921) Conservative (1932–1942) Progressive Conservative (1942–1950) Cabinet Minister of Public Works (1917) Minister of the Naval Service (1917–1921) Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1917–1921) Military service Branch/service Canadian Expeditionary Force Years of service 1916-1917 Rank Commander Unit 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards of Canada

**Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne**, [PC](/source/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada) (August 9, 1867 – October 19, 1950) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician.

A millionaire and one-time owner of Sherwin Williams Paints in Montreal, Ballantyne was president of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and a member of the Montreal Harbour Board. He also raised and commanded the [1st Battalion Grenadier Guards of Canada](/source/The_Canadian_Grenadier_Guards).[1] He was appointed to Sir [Robert Borden](/source/Robert_Borden)'s [World War I](/source/World_War_I) [Union government](/source/Unionist_Party_of_Canada). He held no parliamentary seat when Borden appointed him [minister of public works](/source/Minister_of_Public_Works_(Canada)), minister of marine and fisheries and minister of the naval service in October 1917. He became a [Cabinet](/source/Canadian_cabinet) minister prior to being elected to the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) in the [December 1917 federal election](/source/1917_Canadian_federal_election); delayed for two weeks because of the [Halifax Explosion](/source/Halifax_Explosion).[2] Ballantyne was one of a handful of Unionist [Members of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) (MPs) elected from [Quebec](/source/Quebec) during the [Conscription Crisis of 1917](/source/Conscription_Crisis_of_1917).

Even before the inquiry into the Halifax disaster had completed its proceedings on 4 February 1918, Ballantyne initiated the formation of a Royal Commission to investigate the Halifax Pilotage. As a result of the commission's findings (unpublished), Prime Minister Borden invoked the [War Measures Act](/source/War_Measures_Act) in mid-March. Subsequently, the government took control over the port of Halifax until the end of the war.[3] Ballantyne retained his Cabinet portfolios when [Arthur Meighen](/source/Arthur_Meighen) succeeded Borden as [Prime Minister of Canada](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Canada), but was defeated as a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historic)) candidate in the [1921 election](/source/1921_Canadian_federal_election) that brought down the Meighen government.

In 1932, Conservative Prime Minister [R. B. Bennett](/source/R._B._Bennett) appointed Ballantyne to the [Senate of Canada](/source/Senate_of_Canada). Ballantyne was appointed [Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate](/source/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_the_Canadian_Senate) in 1942, and served in that role until 1945.

## Archives

There is a Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne [fonds](/source/Fonds) at [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada).[4]

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [\[1\]](http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=0e29d17a-80d6-43a8-89b0-55c3664f17a0&Language=E&Section=ALL) Parlinfo - The Parliament of Canada website.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [\[2\]](http://www.halifaxexplosion.net/francismackey.pdf) Maybee, Janet. "The Persecution of Pilot Mackey," The Northern Mariner/le marin du nord, XX no. 2 (April, 2010), pp. 149–173.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Maybee, Janet (2010).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne fonds, Library and Archives Canada"](http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=104271&lang=eng).

## External links

- [Charles Ballantyne – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5729)

Government offices Preceded by Arthur Meighen Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada 1942–1945 Succeeded by John Thomas Haig

v t e Ministers of defence of Canada Militia and defence (1867–1923) Cartier Langevin (acting) McDonald Ross Vail Jones Masson Campbell Caron Bowell Patterson Dickey Bowell Desjardins Tisdale Borden Hughes Kemp Mewburn Calder (acting) Guthrie G. Graham National defence (1923–) G. Graham E. Macdonald Guthrie Robb (acting) Ralston Sutherland Stirling Mackenzie Rogers Power (acting) Ralston McNaughton Abbott Claxton Campney Pearkes Harkness Churchill Hellyer Cadieux Drury (acting) D. Macdonald Benson Dubé (acting) Drury (acting) Richardson Danson McKinnon Lamontagne Blais Coates Clark (acting) Nielsen Beatty McKnight Masse Campbell Siddon Collenette Young Eggleton McCallum Pratt B. Graham O'Connor MacKay Nicholson Kenney Sajjan Anand Blair McGuinty National defence (associate) (1953–2013, 2015–) Power Campney Hellyer Sévigny Cardin Cadieux Andre Dick Collins Guarnieri Bélanger Fantino Valcourt Findlay Fantino Hehr O'Regan Wilson-Raybould Sajjan (acting) MacAulay Petitpas Taylor Fisher McKnight Naval service (1910–22) Brodeur Lemieux Hazen Ballantyne G. Graham World War I Overseas military forces (1916–20) Perley Kemp World War II National defence for air (1940–46) Power Macdonald (acting) Gibson National defence for naval services (1940–46) Macdonald Abbott National war services (1940–48) Gardiner Thorson Laflèche McCann

v t e Ministers of fisheries and oceans of Canada Marine and fisheries (1867–1930)1 Mitchell Smith Pope McLelan Foster Tupper Costigan Davies Sutherland Préfontaine Laurier (acting) Brodeur Lemieux Hazen Ballantyne Lapointe Cardin Black (acting) Patenaude (acting) Cardin (acting) Fisheries (1930–69) Macmillan Rhodes Duranleau (acting) Stirling (acting) Ernst Michaud Bertrand Bridges Bertrand (acting) Gregg MacKinnon Mayhew Sinclair MacLean Robichaud Davis Fisheries and forestry (1969–71) Davis Environment (1971–76)2 Davis Sauvé R. LeBlanc (acting) Marchand R. LeBlanc State (fisheries) (1974–76) R. LeBlanc Fisheries and the environment (1976–79) R. LeBlanc Fisheries and oceans (1979–2015) R. LeBlanc McGrath R. LeBlanc de Bané Breau Fraser Nielsen Siddon Valcourt Crosbie Reid Tobin Dingwall (acting) Mifflin Anderson Dhaliwal Thibault Regan Hearn Shea Ashfield Shea Fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) Tootoo D. LeBlanc Wilkinson Jordan Murray Lebouthillier Thompson 1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The minister of marine was a precursor to the minister of transport. 2From 1971 to 1976, the minister of the environment was also the minister of fisheries.

v t e Ministers of public works of Canada Public works (1867–1996) McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau1 Public works and government services (1996–2015) Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley Public services and procurement (2015–present) Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos 1As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the minister of supply and services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

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