Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1895–1898

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1895 to 1898. At this time the Council was composed of individuals appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the 1895 colonial election on 24 July 1895 and the 1898 colonial election on 27 July 1898.

Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.

Name	Years in office
Benjamin Backhouse 1	1895–1904
Edmund Barton 4,5	1887–1891, 1897–1898
James Blanksby 2	1895–1901
Alexander Brown	1892–1926
Richard Bowker	1888–1903
William Campbell	1890–1906
Samuel Charles	1885–1909
Edward Combes 8	1891–1895
George Cox	1863–1901
John Creed	1885–1930
William Cullen	1885–1910
Thomas Dalton	1892–1901
Henry Dangar	1883–1917
John Davies 13	1888–1896
George Day	1889–1906
Leopold De Salis 17	1874–1898
Robert Fowler 2	1895–1906
Andrew Garran	1887–1892, 1895–1901
Charles Goodchap 7	1892–1896
Edward Greville	1892–1903
Charles Heydon 6	1893–1898, 1898–1900
Louis Heydon	1889–1918
Richard Hill 15	1880–1895
James Hoskins	1889–1900
John Hughes 2	1895–1912
Frederick Humphery	1888–1908
Solomon Hyam	1892–1901
Archibald Jacob	1883–1900
Sir Patrick Jennings 9	1867–1870, 1890–1897
Henry Kater	1889–1924
Andrew Kerr	1888–1907
Alexander Kethel 3	1895–1916
Philip King	1880–1904
Sir John Lackey	1885–1903
William Laidley 11	1889–1897
George Lee	1882–1912
Samuel Lees 2,5	1895–1898
George Lloyd 14	1887–1897
William Long	1885–1909
John Lucas	1880–1902
John Macintosh	1882–1911
Charles Mackellar	1885–1903, 1903–1925
Normand MacLaurin	1889–1914
Henry Mort	1882–1900
Henry Moses	1885–1923
James Norton	1879–1906
Daniel O'Connor 2,5	1891–1892, 1895–1898
Richard O'Connor 12	1888–1898
William Pigott	1887–1907
Charles Pilcher	1891–1916
Edward Pulsford 2	1895–1901
Sir Arthur Renwick	1888–1908
Charles Roberts	1890–1925
Richard Roberts	1882–1903
Alexander Ryrie	1892–1909
Sir Julian Salomons	1870–1871, 1887–1899
Patrick Shepherd	1888–1903
Fergus Smith 2	1895–1924
Thomas Smith	1892–1902
Septimus Stephen	1887–1900
John Stewart 16	1879–1895
William Suttor	1880–1900
Harman Tarrant 10	1890–1896
George Thornton	1877–1901
John Toohey	1892–1903
William Trickett	1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery	1887–1906
William Walker	1888–1908
John Want	1894–1905
James Watson	1887–1907
Edmund Webb	1882–1899
Robert White	1888–1900

¹ Appointed 8 August 1895.

² Appointed 13 August 1895.

³ Appointed 21 August 1895.

⁴ Appointed 12 May 1897.

⁵ Resigned 18 July 1898.

⁶ Resigned 22 March 1898, re-appointed 10 May 1898.

⁷ Died 20 October 1896.

⁸ Died 18 October 1895.

⁹ Died 11 July 1897.

¹⁰ Vacated due to bankruptcy 12 May 1896.

¹¹ Died 14 February 1897.

¹² Resigned 16 July 1898.

¹³ Died 23 May 1896.

¹⁴ Died 25 December 1897.

¹⁵ Died 19 August 1895.

¹⁶ Died 13 August 1895.

¹⁷ Resigned 5 January 1898.