Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1857–1861
This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1857 to February 1861.
This was the first Legislative Council to be elected under the new Constitution, which provided for a house consisting of eighteen members to be elected from the whole State acting as one Electoral District; that six members, selected by lot, should be replaced at General Elections after four years, another six to be replaced four years later and thenceforth each member should have a term of twelve years.[1][2][3]
| Name | Time in office | Term expires | Previously represented / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Fife Angas | 1851– | Feb. 1865 | Barossa |
| Henry Ayers | 1857– | Feb. 1869 | |
| Charles Hervey Bagot | 1851–1853 1857–1861 1865–1869 |
Feb. 1861 | Light |
| John Baker | 1851–1861 1863–1872 |
Feb. 1861 | Mount Barker |
| Samuel Davenport | 1855– | Feb. 1873 | Non-Official nominee |
| Charles Davies MD | 1857– | Feb. 1865 | |
| Charles G. Everard | 1857– | Feb. 1869 | |
| James Hurtle Fisher | 1855– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee |
| Anthony Forster | 1855– | Feb. 1873 | West Adelaide |
| Arthur Henry Freeling | 1855–1859 | Feb 1861 | Official nominee (Surveyor-General). Resigned August 1859 |
| Edward Castres Gwynne | 1851–1859 | Feb. 1861 | Non-Official nominee. Vacated seat August 1859 to take position of Supreme Court judge. |
| George Hall | 1851– | Feb. 1869 | Port Adelaide |
| John Morphett | 1851– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee |
| Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran | 1857–1863 | Feb. 1865 | |
| Abraham Scott | 1857–1867 | Feb. 1873 | |
| William Scott | 1855– | Feb. 1869 | Port Adelaide |
| Edward Stirling | 1855– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee |
| George Tinline | 1860–1863 | Feb. 1869 | elected April 1860 to fill vacancy; seat declared vacant June 1863 |
| George Waterhouse | 1860– | Feb. 1869 | elected April 1860 to fill vacancy |
| William Younghusband | 1851–1861 | Feb. 1861 | Stanley |
References
- ^ "Colonial Constitutions". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 16 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "The New Parliament". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 26 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Our First Parliament". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 March 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2014.