Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1880–1882
Appearance
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1880 to 1882 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 17 November 1880 and the elections commencing on 30 November 1882.[1] The President was Sir John Hay.[7]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Elias Weekes died on 24 November 1880.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 10 members were appointed on 10 December 1880,[2] and took their seats on 15 December 1880.
- ^ a b Thomas Smart died on 28 May 1881.
- ^ a b George Oakes died on 10 August 1881.
- ^ a b Sir Joseph Innes resigned on 14 October 1881 on being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- ^ a b Stephen Brown was appointed on 16 November 1881.[3]
- ^ a b Sir John Robertson resigned on 31 December 1881 to return to the Legislative Assembly.
- ^ a b Patrick Higgins died on 28 January 1882.
- ^ a b Arthur Onslow died on 31 January 1882.
- ^ a b Samuel Gordon died on 24 July 1882.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 11 members were appointed on 29 December 1881,[4] and took their seats on 22 August 1882.[5]
- ^ a b William Alderson was appointed on 29 December 1881,[4] discovered he may have had an interest in a contract with the Crown, resigning on 19 August 1882 before taking his seat, was re-appointed on 21 August 1882,[6] and took his seat on 22 August 1882.[5]
- ^ a b The seat of Sir William Macarthur was declared vacant due to absence on 22 August 1882.[5]
- ^ a b Jeremiah Rundle was appointed on 29 December 1881,[4] and took his seat on 13 September 1882.
- ^ a b Stephen Brown died on 16 October 1882.
- ^ a b John Sutherland was appointed on 29 December 1881,[4] and resigned on 29 November 1882 without taking his seat to contest the 1882 Redfern election.
References
[edit]- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 486. 10 December 1880. p. 6417. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Stephen Campbell Brown appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 463. 16 November 1881. p. 5899. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c d "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 567. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c "Seat vacated" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 22 August 1882. p. 1.
- ^ "William Maddison Alderson appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 334. 22 August 1882. p. 4318. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Weekes died,[a] 10 appointed,[b] Smart died,[c] Oakes died,[d] Innes resigned,[e] Brown appointed,[f] Robertson resigned,[g] Higgins died,[h] Onslow died,[i] Gordon died,[j] 11 appointed,[k] Alderson appointed,[l] Macarthur vacated,[m] Rundle appointed,[n] Brown died,[o] Sutherland resigned,[p]