List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1948–1953)

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Members of the from 1948 until 1953 were elected on 14 August 1948. The first session of the newly elected council started on 10 November.[1] There were ten elected members, eight appointed members and six ex officio members.[1]

List of members[]

Elected members[]

Constituency Member Notes
Broken Hill Roy Welensky
Luanshya
Lusaka
Ndola Member for Health and Local Government[a]
Nkana
Member for Agriculture and Natural Resources
  1. ^ From 1 July 1949

Replacements[]

Constituency Previous member Date New member

Nominated members[]

Position Member Notes
Speaker Thomas Spurgeon Page
African Member
African Member
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 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 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 9 June 1951
African Member 9 June 1951
Nominated Official Member F. Crawford 9 June 1951 L.F. Leversedge Development Secretary
Nominated Official Member 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 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 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
Nominated Official Member 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
Nominated Official Member 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, , A.T. Williams, Edgar Unsworth
Economic Secretary R.A. Nicholson, A.G. Knox Johnston, H.L. Jones
Financial Secretary , 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. ^ a b Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Ninth Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
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