Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1872 to 1874 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1872 colonial election on 13 February 1872 and the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874. The President was Sir Terence Murray until his death on 22 June 1873 and then John Hay.
Name | Years in office | Office |
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George Allen | 1856–1861, 1861–1877 | Chairman of Committees (4 June 1856 – 15 January 1873) |
John Blaxland | 1863–1884 | |
William Busby | 1867–1887 | |
William Byrnes | 1858–1861, 1861–1891 | |
Alexander Campbell | 1864–1890 | |
Charles Campbell | 1870–1888 | |
John Campbell | 1856, 1861–1886 | |
James Chisholm | 1865–1888 | |
Edward Cox | 1874–1883 | |
George Cox | 1863–1901 | |
William Dalley | 1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888 | |
Frederick Darley | 1868–1886 | |
Leopold De Salis | 1874–1898 | |
Joseph Docker | 1856–1861, 1863–1884 | Representative of the Government and Postmaster-General (16 December 1870 – 13 May 1872) Chairman of Committees (15 January 1873 – 9 February 1875) |
John Fairfax | 1874–1877 | |
John Frazer | 1874–1884 | |
Samuel Gordon | 1861–1882 | |
John Hay | 1867–1892 | President (8 July 1872 - 10 January 1892) |
Thomas Holt | 1868–1883 | |
Thomas Icely | 1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874 | |
Joseph Innes | 1873–1881 | Representative of the Government (13 September 1873 – 8 February 1875) Attorney General (20 November 1873 – 8 February 1875) |
Francis Lord | 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |
Sir William Macarthur | 1864–1882 | |
Sir William Manning | 1861–1876, 1888–1895 | |
Jacob Montefiore | 1856–1860, 1874–1877 | |
Henry Moore | 1868–1888 | |
Sir Terence Murray | 1862–1873 | President (14 October 1862 - 22 June 1873) |
Edward Ogilvie | 1863–1889 | |
Robert Owen | 1868–1878 | |
Alexander Park | 1858–1861, 1868–1873 | |
John Richardson | 1868–1887 | |
Bourn Russell | 1858–1861, 1861–1880 | |
Saul Samuel | 1872–1880 | Postmaster-General and Vice-President of the Executive Council (3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875) |
Thomas Smart | 1870–1881 | |
John Smith | 1874–1885 | |
Sir Edward Deas Thomson | 1856–1861, 1861–1879 | |
Robert Towns | 1856–1861, 1863–1873 | |
John Watt | 1861–1866, 1874–1890 | |
Elias Weekes | 1865–1880 | |
James White | 1874–1890 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Saul Samuel was appointed on 5 June 1872, and took his seat on 12 June 1872.
- ^ Joseph Innes was appointed on 1 September 1873, and took his seat on 9 September 1873.
- ^ John Fairfax and John Watt were appointed on 29 October 1874, and took their seats on 3 November 1874.
- ^ Robert Towns died on 11 April 1873.
- ^ Sir Terence Murray died on 22 June 1873.
- ^ Alexander Park died on 21 July 1873.
- ^ William Dalley resigned on 19 September 1873.
- ^ Thomas Icely died on 13 February 1874.
- ^ 5 members were appointed on 14 July 1874, and took their seats on 3 November 1874.
- ^ Edward Cox was appointed on 14 July 1874, and took his seat on 11 November 1874.
References
- "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- "Saul Samuel appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 158. 5 June 1872. p. 1457. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
- "Joseph George Long Innes appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 207. 2 September 1873. p. 2389. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
- "John Fairfax and John Brown Watt appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 244. 29 October 1874. p. 3251. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 176. 17 July 1874. p. 2213. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
- "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Samuel appointed, Innes appointed, 2 appointed, Towns died, Murray died, Park died, Dalley resigned, Icely died, 5 appointed, E Cox appointed,
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