Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1874–1877

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1874 to 1877 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874 and the beginning of the 1877 colonial election on 24 October 1877.[1] The President was John Hay.[5]

Name Years in office Office
George Allen 1856–1861, 1861–1877
John Blaxland 1863–1884
William Busby 1867–1887
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890
Charles Campbell 1870–1888
John Campbell 1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm 1865–1888
Edward Cox 1874–1883
George Cox 1863–1901
William Dalley[b] 1870–1873, 1875–1880,
1883–1888
Attorney General (9 February 1875 – 21 March 1877)
(17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877)
Frederick Darley 1868–1886
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Joseph Docker 1856–1861, 1863–1884 Chairman of Committees (15 January 1873 – 9 February 1875)
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction and Representative of the Government
(9 February 1875 – 21 March 1877)
Representative of the Government and Vice-President of the Executive Council
(17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877)
John Fairfax[e] 1874–1877
John Frazer 1874–1884
Samuel Gordon 1861–1882
William Grahame[a] 1875–1889
John Hay 1867–1892 President
Thomas Holt 1868–1883
Sir Joseph Innes 1873–1881 Representative of the Government (13 September 1873 – 8 February 1875)
Attorney General (20 November 1873 – 8 February 1875)
Chairman of Committees (9 February 1875 – 16 December 1880)
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
Sir William Macarthur 1864–1882
Sir William Manning[d] 1861–1876, 1888–1895
Jacob Montefiore[f] 1856–1860, 1874–1877
Henry Moore 1868–1888
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
Robert Owen 1868–1878
John Richardson 1868–1887
Bourn Russell 1858–1861, 1861–1880
Saul Samuel 1872–1880 Postmaster-General and Vice-President of the Executive Council
(3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875) (22 March 1877 – 16 August 1877)
Thomas Smart 1870–1881
John Smith 1874–1885
Sir Alfred Stephen[c] 1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
Sir Edward Deas Thomson 1856–1861, 1861–1879
John Watt 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes 1865–1880
James White 1874–1890

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b William Grahame was appointed on 19 January 1875,[2] and took his seat on 2 February 1875.
  2. ^ a b William Dalley was appointed on 9 February 1875.[3] and took his seat on the same day.
  3. ^ a b Sir Alfred Stephen was appointed on 8 March 1875,[4] and took his seat on 23 March 1875.
  4. ^ a b Sir William Manning resigned on 8 May 1876 having been appointed a Judge of the Supreme court.
  5. ^ a b John Fairfax died on 16 June 1877.
  6. ^ a b Jacob Montefiore resigned on 23 July 1877 to move to London.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "William Grahame appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1875. p. 119. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "William Bede Dalley appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 32. 9 February 1875. p. 419. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 8 March 1875. p. 681. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "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: Grahame appointed,[a] Dalley appointed,[b] Stephen appointed,[c] Manning resigned,[d] Fairfax died,[e] Montefiore resigned,[f]