Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1869 to 1872 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1869–70 colonial election on 3 December 1869 and the beginning of the 1872 colonial election on 13 February 1872. The President was Sir Terence Murray.[4]
| Name | Years in office | Office |
|---|---|---|
| George Allen | 1856–1861, 1861–1877 | Chairman of Committees |
| John Blaxland | 1863–1884 | |
| William Busby | 1867–1887 | |
| William Byrnes | 1858–1861, 1861–1891 | |
| Alexander Campbell | 1864–1890 | |
| Charles Campbell [c] | 1870–1888 | |
| John Campbell | 1856, 1861–1886 | |
| James Chisholm | 1865–1888 | |
| George Cox | 1863–1901 | |
| William Dalley [e] | 1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888 | |
| Frederick Darley | 1868–1886 | |
| Joseph Docker | 1856–1861, 1863–1884 | Representative of the Government (16 December 1870 – 13 May 1872) |
| Samuel Gordon | 1861–1882 | |
| John Hay | 1867–1892 | |
| Thomas Holt | 1868–1883 | |
| Thomas Icely | 1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874 | |
| Patrick Jennings [a] | 1867–1869, 1890–1897 | |
| Francis Lord | 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |
| Sir William Macarthur | 1864–1882 | |
| John MacFarlane [d] | 1858–1861, 1861–1870 | |
| Sir William Manning [g] | 1861–1876, 1888–1895 | Attorney General (21 October 1868 - 15 December 1870) |
| Henry Moore | 1868–1888 | |
| Sir Terence Murray | 1862–1873 | President |
| Edward Ogilvie | 1863–1889 | |
| Robert Owen | 1868–1878 | Representative of the Government (27 October 1868 – 1 August 1870) |
| Alexander Park | 1858–1861, 1868–1873 | |
| John Richardson | 1868–1887 | |
| Bourn Russell | 1858–1861, 1861–1880 | |
| Julian Salomons [f] | 1870–1871, 1887–1899 | Solicitor General (18 December 1869 – 15 December 1870) Representative of the Government (11 August 1870 – 15 December 1870) |
| Thomas Smart [b] | 1870–1881 | |
| Sir Edward Deas Thomson | 1856–1861, 1861–1879 | |
| Robert Towns | 1856–1861, 1863–1873 | |
| Elias Weekes | 1865–1880 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Patrick Jennings resigned on 17 December 1869 to return to the Legislative Assembly at the election for The Murray.
- ^ a b Thomas Smart was appointed on 25 January 1870,[1] and took his seat on 27 January 1870.
- ^ a b Charles Campbell was appointed on 25 January 1870,[1] and took his seat on 1 February 1870.
- ^ a b John MacFarlane resigned on 26 May 1870.
- ^ a b William Dalley was appointed on 28 May 1870,[2] and took his seat on 11 August 1870.
- ^ a b Julian Salomons was not a member of parliament when he was appointed Solicitor General in December 1869. He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 4 August 1870,[3] took his seat on 11 August 1870 and resigned on 14 February 1871.
- ^ While Sir William Manning was Attorney General he refused to sit in the cabinet or represent the government in the Council.
References
edit- ^ a b "Charles Campbell and Thomas Ware Smart appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 20. 25 January 1870. p. 207. Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "William Bede Dalley appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 31 May 1870. p. 1197. Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Julian Emanuel Salomons appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 183. 4 August 1870. p. 1635. Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]