The Theodore Ministry succeeded it on 22 October 1919 following T. J. Ryan's resignation from the Queensland Parliament to run for federal politics.
On 1 June 1915, the Governor, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, designated eight principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry.
Initially, as Labor was opposed to the Queensland Legislative Council entirely, it did not assign a portfolio to it; however, it ultimately appointed William Hamilton to the Council on 10 July 1915 and assigned him the Mines portfolio.
During the term, David Bowman, a former leader of the Labor Party, died; John Adamson left the Ministry and the Labor Party over the conscription issue; and Hamilton was appointed president of the Legislative Council, with Alfred Jones replacing him both as the government's representative in the Council and as a minister.
Premier Chief Secretary Attorney-General Deputy Premier Treasurer Secretary for Public Works The ministry was altered on 9 September 1919 following the resignations of Herbert Hardacre and William Lennon; the following ministers served until the end of the ministry on 22 October 1919.