Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1869–1872

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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

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Patrick Jennings resigned on 17 December 1869 to return to the Legislative Assembly at the election for The Murray.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Smart was appointed on 25 January 1870,[1] and took his seat on 27 January 1870.
  3. ^ a b Charles Campbell was appointed on 25 January 1870,[1] and took his seat on 1 February 1870.
  4. ^ a b John MacFarlane resigned on 26 May 1870.
  5. ^ a b William Dalley was appointed on 28 May 1870,[2] and took his seat on 11 August 1870.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ While Sir William Manning was Attorney General he refused to sit in the cabinet or represent the government in the Council.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]
  1. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Jennings resigned,[a] Smart appointed,[b] C Campbell appointed,[c] MacFarlane resigned,[d] Dalley appointed,[e] Salomons appointed,[f]

 

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