Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1864–1869

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1864 to 1869 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1864–65 colonial election on 22 November 1864 and the beginning of the 1869–70 colonial election on 3 December 1869. The President was Sir Terence Murray.[1] Ward resigned,[lower-alpha 1] Fitzgerald died,[lower-alpha 2] Lloyd resigned,[lower-alpha 3] Hargrave resigned,[lower-alpha 4] Weekes appointed,[lower-alpha 5] 3 vacated,[lower-alpha 6] Watt resigned,[lower-alpha 7] Scott resigned,[lower-alpha 8] 2 appointed,[lower-alpha 9] Wallace appointed,[lower-alpha 10] Johnson died,[lower-alpha 11] J Macarthur died,[lower-alpha 12] Walker resigned,[lower-alpha 13] Hay appointed,[lower-alpha 14] Busby appointed,[lower-alpha 15] Jennings appointed,[lower-alpha 16] E Cox died,[lower-alpha 17] Wallace died,[lower-alpha 18] 5 appointed,[lower-alpha 19] Owen appointed,[lower-alpha 20] Mitchell died,[lower-alpha 21] Plunkett died,[lower-alpha 22]</ref></ref>

NameYears in officeOffice
George Allen1856–1861, 1861–1877 Chairman of Committees
John Blaxland1863–1884
William Busby [lower-alpha 15]1867–1887
William Byrnes1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell1864–1890
John Campbell1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm [lower-alpha 23]1865–1888
Edward Cox [lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 17]1866–1868
George Cox1863–1901
Frederick Darley [lower-alpha 19]1868–1886
Joseph Docker1856–1861, 1863–1884 Representative of the Government (22 January 1866 – 26 October 1868)
Robert Fitzgerald [lower-alpha 2]1856–1861, 1861–1865
Samuel Gordon1861–1882
John Hargrave [lower-alpha 4]1859–1861, 1861–1865 Representative of the Government (3 February 1865 – 21 January 1866)
John Hay [lower-alpha 14]1867–1892
Thomas Holt [lower-alpha 19]1868–1883
Thomas Icely1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874
Patrick Jennings [lower-alpha 16]1867–1869, 1890–1897
Robert Johnson [lower-alpha 11]1856–1861, 1863–1866
Edward Lloyd [lower-alpha 3]1863–1865
Francis Lord1856–1861, 1864–1893
James Macarthur [lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 12]1866–1867
Sir William Macarthur1864–1882
John MacFarlane1858–1861, 1861–1870
Sir William Manning [lower-alpha 24]1861–1876, 1888–1895 Attorney General (21 October 1868 - 15 December 1870)
Alexander McArthur [lower-alpha 6]1861–1865
Francis Merewether [lower-alpha 6]1856–1861, 1861–1865
James Mitchell [lower-alpha 21]1856–1861, 1861–1869
Henry Moore [lower-alpha 19]1868–1888
Sir Terence Murray1862–1873 President
Edward Ogilvie1863–1889
Robert Owen [lower-alpha 20]1868–1878 Representative of the Government (27 October 1868 – 1 August 1870)
Alexander Park [lower-alpha 19]1858–1861, 1868–1873
John Plunkett [lower-alpha 22]1857–1858, 1861–1869 Representative of the Government (23 November 1863 – 2 February 1865)
John Richardson [lower-alpha 19]1868–1887
Bourn Russell1858–1861, 1861–1880
William Russell [lower-alpha 6]1861–1865
Alexander Scott [lower-alpha 8]1862–1866
Sir Edward Deas Thomson1856–1861, 1861–1879
Robert Towns1856–1861, 1863–1873
William Walker [lower-alpha 13]1863–1867
Hugh Wallace [lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 18]1866–1868
Edward Ward [lower-alpha 1]1861–1865
John Watt [lower-alpha 7]1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes [lower-alpha 5]1865–1880

See also

Notes
  1. Edward Ward resigned on 12 April 1865.
  2. Robert Fitzgerald died on 9 May 1865.
  3. Edward Lloyd resigned on 10 May 1865.
  4. John Hargrave resigned on 23 June 1865 having been appointed a Judge of the Supreme court.
  5. Elias Weekes was appointed on 11 July 1865,[2] and took his seat on 24 October 1865.
  6. The seats of Alexander McArthur, Francis Merewether and William Russell were declared vacant due to absence on 24 October 1865.[3]
  7. John Watt resigned on 9 April 1866 to leave for England.
  8. Alexander Scott resigned on 1 May 1866.
  9. Edward Cox and James Macarthur were appointed on 5 June 1866,[4] and took their seats on 24 July 1866.
  10. Hugh Wallace was appointed on 5 June 1866,[4] and took his seat on 16 August 1866.
  11. Robert Johnson died on 6 November 1866.
  12. James Macarthur died on 21 April 1867.
  13. resigned on 25 April 1867 departing permanently for England.
  14. John Hay was appointed on 26 June 1867,[5] and took his seat on 2 July 1867.
  15. William Busby was appointed on 1 July 1867,[6] and took his seat on 2 July 1867.
  16. Patrick Jennings was appointed on 28 March 1867,[7] and took his seat on 31 July 1867.
  17. Edward Cox died on 18 May 1868.
  18. Hugh Wallace died on 7 June 1868.
  19. 5 Members were appointed on 28 September 1868,[8] and took their seats on 13 October 1868.
  20. Robert Owen was appointed on 8 December 1868,[9] and took his seat the same day.
  21. James Mitchell died on 1 February 1869.
  22. John Plunkett died on 9 May 1869.
  24. While Sir William Manning was Attorney General he refused to sit in the cabinet or represent the government in the Council.

References
  1. Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[lower-roman 1] but did not take his seat until 27 January 1865.
  2. "Elias Carpenter Weekes appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 148. 11 July 1865. p. 1547. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Legislative Council: vacated seats". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 October 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 115. 5 June 1866. p. 1348. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "John Hay appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 104. 28 June 1867. p. 1511. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  6. "William Busby appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 106. 2 July 1867. p. 1529. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  7. "Patrick Alfred Jennings appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 54. 29 March 1867. p. 834. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  8. "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 239. 29 September 1868. p. 3347. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  9. "Robert Owen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 300. 8 December 1868. p. 4455. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  1. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Chisholm appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>James Chisholm was appointed on 17 October 1864,<ref>"Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 201. 17 October 1864. p. 2331. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.

 

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