Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1889–1891
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1889 to 1891. 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 beginning of the 1889 colonial election on 1 February 1889 and the beginning of the 1891 colonial election on 17 June 1891.
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 |
|---|---|
| Edmund Barton 8 | 1887–1891, 1897–1898 |
| Richard Bowker | 1888–1903 |
| David Buchanan 1,6 | 1889–1890 |
| William Byrnes | 1858–1861, 1861–1891 |
| Alexander Campbell 14 | 1864–1890 |
| George Campbell 7 | 1888–1890 |
| William Campbell 2 | 1890–1906 |
| Samuel Charles | 1885–1909 |
| Edward Combes 4 | 1891–1895 |
| George Cox | 1863–1901 |
| John Creed | 1885–1930 |
| William Cullen | 1885–1910 |
| Henry Dangar | 1883–1917 |
| John Davies | 1888–1896 |
| George Day 1 | 1889–1906 |
| Leopold De Salis | 1874–1898 |
| Alexander Dodds | 1885–1892 |
| John Eales | 1880–1894 |
| James Ellis 4 | 1891–1894 |
| Peter Faucett | 1888–1894 |
| Andrew Garran | 1887–1892, 1895–1901 |
| William Grahame 11 | 1875–1889 |
| William Halliday | 1885–1892 |
| Sir John Hay | 1867–1892 |
| Louis Heydon 1 | 1889–1918 |
| Richard Hill | 1880–1895 |
| James Hoskins 1 | 1889–1900 |
| Frederick Humphery | 1888–1908 |
| Archibald Jacob | 1883–1900 |
| Sir Patrick Jennings 3 | 1867–1870, 1890–1897 |
| Samuel Joseph | 1881–1885, 1887–1893 |
| Henry Kater 1 | 1889–1924 |
| Andrew Kerr | 1888–1907 |
| Philip King | 1880–1904 |
| Edward Knox | 1856–1857, 1882–1894 |
| John Lackey | 1885–1903 |
| William Laidley 1 | 1889–1897 |
| Walter Lamb 1 | 1889–1893 |
| George Lee | 1882–1912 |
| George Lloyd | 1887–1897 |
| William Long | 1885–1909 |
| Francis Lord | 1856–1861, 1864–1893 |
| John Lucas | 1880–1902 |
| John Macintosh | 1882–1911 |
| Charles Mackellar | 1885–1903, 1903–1925 |
| Normand MacLaurin 1 | 1889–1914 |
| Sir William Macleay | 1877–1891 |
| Sir William Manning | 1861–1876, 1888–1895 |
| Charles Moore | 1880–1895 |
| Henry Mort | 1882–1900 |
| Henry Moses | 1885–1923 |
| James Neale 10 | 1883–1890 |
| James Norton | 1879–1906 |
| Richard O'Connor | 1888–1898 |
| Edward Ogilvie 15 | 1863–1889 |
| William Pigott | 1887–1907 |
| Charles Pilcher 4 | 1891–1916 |
| Arthur Renwick | 1888–1908 |
| Alban Riley 4 | 1891–1893 |
| Charles Roberts 2 | 1890–1925 |
| Richard Roberts | 1882–1903 |
| Jeremiah Rundle | 1882–1893 |
| Julian Salomons | 1870–1871, 1887–1899 |
| George Simpson | 1885–1894 |
| Patrick Shepherd | 1888–1903 |
| John Smith | 1880–1895 |
| Sir Alfred Stephen 9 | 1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890 |
| Septimus Stephen | 1887–1900 |
| John Stewart | 1879–1895 |
| Francis Suttor 1,5 | 1889–1891, 1900–1915 |
| William Suttor | 1880–1900 |
| Harman Tarrant 2 | 1890–1896 |
| George Thornton | 1877–1901 |
| William Trickett | 1888–1916 |
| Ebenezer Vickery | 1887–1906 |
| William Walker | 1888–1908 |
| James Watson | 1887–1907 |
| John Watt 13 | 1861–1866, 1874–1890 |
| Edmund Webb | 1882–1899 |
| James White 12 | 1874–1890 |
| Robert White | 1888–1900 |
- 1 Appointed 27 February 1889.
- 2 Appointed 29 April 1890.
- 3 Appointed 22 May 1890.
- 4 Appointed 19 May 1891.
- 5 Resigned 13 June 1891.
- 6 Died 4 April 1890.
- 7 Died 2 September 1890.
- 8 Resigned 12 June 1891.
- 9 Resigned 27 October 1890.
- 10 Died 27 December 1890.
- 11 Resigned 27 February 1889.
- 12 Died 13 July 1890.
- 13 Resigned 29 April 1890.
- 14 Died 24 July 1890.
- 15 Resigned 27 February 1889.