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Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 until 1953 were elected on 14 August 1948. The first session of the newly elected council started on 10 November. There were ten elected members, eight appointed members and six ex officio members.

List of members

Elected members

Constituency Member Notes
Broken Hill Roy Welensky
Livingstone Herbert Millar
Luanshya Albert Davies
Lusaka Ernest Sergeant
Midland Marais von Eeden
Mufulira–Chingola James Morris
Ndola Ewain Wilson Member for Health and Local Government
Nkana George L'Ange
North-Eastern Frank Robertson
South-Western Geoffrey Beckett Member for Agriculture and Natural Resources
  1. From 1 July 1949

Replacements

Constituency Previous member Date New member
Mufulira–Chingola James Morris 1953 Alexander Stevens

Nominated members

Position Member Notes
Speaker Thomas Spurgeon Page
African Member Henry Kaskolo
African Member Nelson Nalumango
Nominated Official Member A.G. Knox Johnston Director of Development
Nominated Official Member E.F. Martin Director of Agriculture
Nominated Official Member P.B. Robinson Director of Medical Services
Nominated Unofficial Member Stewart Gore-Browne Representing African Interests
Nominated Unofficial Member Edward Nightingale Representing African Interests

Replacements

Position Previous member Date New member Notes
Nominated Official Member A.G. Knox Johnston 16 March 1949 F. Crawford Director of Development
Nominated Official Member E.F. Martin 16 March 1949 Charles Cousins Commissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official Member P.B. Robinson 22 June 1949 A.T. Howell Director of Medical Services
Nominated Official Member A.T. Howell 12 November 1949 P.B. Robinson Director of Medical Services
African Member Henry Kaskolo 9 June 1951 Pascale Sokota
African Member Nelson Nalumango 9 June 1951 Dauti Yamba
Nominated Official Member F. Crawford 9 June 1951 L.F. Leversedge Development Secretary
Nominated Official Member Charles Cousins 9 June 1951 P.J. Law Commissioner for Labour
Nominated Official Member A.T. Howell 9 June 1951 T.C. Colchester Commissioner for Local Government
Nominated Unofficial Member Stewart Gore-Browne 9 June 1951 John Moffat Representing African Interests
Nominated Official Member P.J. Law 10 November 1951 J.A. Cottrell Director of African Education
Nominated Official Member L.F. Leversedge 28 June 1952 H.C. Ballingall Development Secretary
Nominated Official Member T.C. Colchester 28 June 1952 S.F. Turner Director of Surveys and Lands
Nominated Official Member J.A. Cottrell 28 June 1952 Charles Cousins Commissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official Member H.C. Ballingall 8 November 1952 L.F. Leversedge Development Secretary
Nominated Official Member S.F. Turner 8 November 1952 William McCall
Nominated Official Member William McCall 6 December 1952 T.C. Colchester Commissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official Member T.C. Colchester 18 February 1953 W.G.M. Lugton Director of Welfare and Probation Services
Nominated Official Member W.G.M. Lugton 4 March 1953 K.V. Macquire Chief Establishment Officer
Nominated Official Member K.V. Macquire 16 April 1953 T.C. Colchester Commissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official Member T.C. Colchester 7 November 1953 William McCall
Nominated Official Member Charles Cousins 12 November 1953 P.J. Law Commissioner for Labour and Mines

Ex officio members

Position Member
Administrative Secretary A.T. Williams, S.R. Denny, G.J. Phillips
Attorney-General H.G. Morgan, A.G. Forbes, Edgar Unsworth, W.M. McCall
Chief Secretary to the Government Robert Stanley, George Thornton, A.T. Williams, Edgar Unsworth
Economic Secretary Ralph Nicholson, A.G. Knox Johnston, H.L. Jones
Financial Secretary George Thornton, J.O. Talbot-Phibbs, R.M. Taylor, H.M. McDowell, H.C. Ballingball
Secretary for Native Affairs R.S. Hudson, R.P. Bush, W.F. Stubbs

References

  1. ^ Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Ninth Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
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