Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1885–1887

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1885 to 1887 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 16 October 1885 and the elections commencing on 4 February 1887.[1] The President was Sir John Hay.[6]

Name Years in office Office
Robert Abbott 1883–1888
William Brodribb [g] 1882–1886
John Burns [k] 1887 Representative of the Government
(21 – 27 January 1887)
William Busby 1867–1887
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Thomas Cadell [i] 1881–1886
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890
Charles Campbell 1870–1888
John Campbell [e] 1856, 1861–1886
Samuel Charles 1885–1909
James Chisholm 1865–1888
George Cox 1863–1901
John Creed 1885–1930
William Dalley 1870–1873, 1875–1880,
1883–1888
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
Frederick Darley [j] 1868–1886
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Alexander Dodds 1885–1892
John Eales 1880–1894
James Farnell [b] 1885–1887
Edward Flood 1879–1888
Alexander Gordon [h] 1883–1886
William Grahame 1875–1889
William Halliday 1885–1892
Sir John Hay 1867–1892 President
Richard Hill 1880–1895
Archibald Jacob 1883–1900
Philip King 1880–1904
Edward Knox 1856–1857, 1882–1894
John Lackey 1885–1903
George Lee 1882–1912
William Long 1885–1909
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas 1880–1902
John Macintosh 1882–1911
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(26 February 1886 – 23 December 1886)
William Macleay 1877–1891
Charles Moore 1880–1895
Henry Moore 1868–1888
Henry Mort 1882–1900
Henry Moses 1885–1923
James Neale 1883–1890
James Norton 1879–1906
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
William Piddington [j] 1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
John Richardson 1868–1887
Richard Roberts 1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle 1882–1893
John Ryan [l] 1883–1887
George Simpson [d] 1885–1894 Representative of the Government
(22 December 1885 – 25 February 1886)
John Smith 1880–1895
Sir Alfred Stephen [c] 1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
John Stewart 1879–1895
Sir Alexander Stuart [a] 1885–1886
John Suttor [f] 1882–1886
William Suttor Jr. 1880–1900
Samuel Terry 1882–1887
George Thornton 1877–1901 Secretary for Mines
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
(13 November 1885 − 21 December 1885)
John Watt 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb 1882–1899
James White 1874–1890
Robert White [d] 1888–1900

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Sir Alexander Stuart was appointed on 7 October 1885,[2] took his seat on 17 November 1885 and died on 16 June 1886.
  2. ^ a b James Farnell was appointed on 7 October 1885,[2] and took his seat on 25 November 1885.
  3. ^ a b Sir Alfred Stephen resigned on 9 November 1885 to become acting Governor of New South Wales and was re-appointed on 16 December 1885,[3] taking his seat on 27 January 1886.
  4. ^ a b c George Simpson was appointed on 22 December 1885.[4]
  5. ^ a b John Campbell died on 2 January 1886.
  6. ^ a b John Suttor died on 27 May 1886.
  7. ^ a b William Brodribb died on 31 May 1886.
  8. ^ a b Alexander Gordon had retired to England in 1885 and resigned on 18 August 1886.
  9. ^ a b Thomas Cadell resigned on 22 September 1886 to visit England.
  10. ^ a b c Frederick Darley resigned on 1 December 1886 as he had been appointed Chief Justice.
  11. ^ a b John Burns was appointed on 21 January 1887,[5] for the purpose of taking charge of the supply bill and resigned on 28 January 1887 to return to the Legislative Assembly.
  12. ^ a b John Ryan died on 28 January 1887.
  13. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Stuart appointed,[a] Farnell appointed,[b] Stephen resigned,[c] Simpson appointed,[d] J Campbell died,[e] J Suttor died,[f] Brodribb died,[g] Gordon resigned,[h] Cadell resigned,[i] Darley resigned,[j] Burns appointed,[k] Ryan died,[l]

References[]

  1. ^ Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 460. 7 October 1885. p. 6611. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 617. 16 December 1885. p. 8107. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "George Bowen Simpson appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 637. 22 December 1885. p. 8339. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "John Fitzgerald Burns appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 37. 21 January 1887. p. 477. Retrieved 17 February 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[m]

 

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