Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1887–1889

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1887 to 1889 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 4 February 1887 and the elections commencing on 1 February 1889.[1] The President was Sir John Hay.[2] 7 appointed,[lower-alpha 2] Salomons appointed,[lower-alpha 3] Farnell resigned,[lower-alpha 4] Busby died,[lower-alpha 5] Richardson resigned,[lower-alpha 6] Terry died,[lower-alpha 7] Piddington died,[lower-alpha 8] 11 appointed,[lower-alpha 9] G Campbell appointed,[lower-alpha 10] Wisdom appointed,[lower-alpha 11] Faucett appointed,[lower-alpha 12] Abbott resigned,[lower-alpha 13] Chisholm died,[lower-alpha 14] H Moore died,[lower-alpha 15] Flood died,[lower-alpha 16] C Campbell died,[lower-alpha 17] Dalley died,[lower-alpha 18]

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Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.

NameYears in officeOffice
Robert Abbott [lower-alpha 13]1883–1888
Edmund Barton [lower-alpha 19]1887–1891, 1897–1898 Attorney General
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
(17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889)
Richard Bowker [lower-alpha 9]1888–1903
William Busby [lower-alpha 5]1867–1887
William Byrnes1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell1864–1890
Charles Campbell [lower-alpha 17]1870–1888
George Campbell [lower-alpha 10]1888–1890
Samuel Charles1885–1909
James Chisholm [lower-alpha 14]1865–1888
George Cox1863–1901
John Creed1885–1930
William Dalley [lower-alpha 18]1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888
Henry Dangar1883–1917
John Davies [lower-alpha 9]1888–1896
Leopold De Salis1874–1898
Alexander Dodds1885–1892
John Eales1880–1894
James Ellis [lower-alpha 10]1891–1894
James Farnell [lower-alpha 4]1885–1887
Peter Faucett [lower-alpha 12]1888–1894
Edward Flood [lower-alpha 16]1879–1888
Andrew Garran [lower-alpha 2]1887–1892, 1895–1901
William Grahame1875–1889
William Halliday1885–1892
Sir John Hay1867–1892 President
Richard Hill1880–1895
Frederick Humphery [lower-alpha 9]1888–1908
Archibald Jacob1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
(1 December 1887 – 28 May 1900)
Samuel Joseph [lower-alpha 2]1881–1885, 1887–1893
Andrew Kerr [lower-alpha 9]1888–1907
Philip King1880–1904
Edward Knox1856–1857, 1882–1894
John Lackey1885–1903 Vice-President of the Executive Council
(17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889)
George Lee1882–1912
George Lloyd [lower-alpha 2]1887–1897
William Long1885–1909
Francis Lord1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas1880–1902
John Macintosh1882–1911
Charles Mackellar1885–1903, 1903–1925
William Macleay1877–1891
Sir William Manning [lower-alpha 9]1861–1876, 1888–1895
Charles Moore1880–1895
Henry Moore [lower-alpha 15]1868–1888
Henry Mort1882–1900
Henry Moses1885–1923
James Neale1883–1890
James Norton1879–1906
Richard O'Connor [lower-alpha 9]1888–1898
Edward Ogilvie1863–1889
William Piddington [lower-alpha 8]1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
(17 March 1885 – 25 November 1887)
William Pigott [lower-alpha 2]1887–1907
Arthur Renwick [lower-alpha 9]1888–1908
John Richardson [lower-alpha 6]1868–1887
Richard Roberts1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle1882–1893
Julian Salomons [lower-alpha 3]1870–1871, 1887–1899 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(20 January 1887 – 16 January 1889)
George Simpson1885–1894 Attorney General
(10 February 1888 – 16 January 1889)
Patrick Shepherd [lower-alpha 9]1888–1903
John Smith1880–1895
Sir Alfred Stephen1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
Septimus Stephen [lower-alpha 2]1887–1900
John Stewart1879–1895
William Suttor Jr.1880–1900
Samuel Terry [lower-alpha 7]1882–1887
George Thornton1877–1901
William Trickett [lower-alpha 9]1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery [lower-alpha 2]1887–1906
William Walker [lower-alpha 9]1888–1908
James Watson [lower-alpha 2]1887–1907
John Watt1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb1882–1899
James White1874–1890
Robert White [lower-alpha 9]1888–1900
Sir Robert Wisdom [lower-alpha 11]1888

See also

Notes
  1. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Barton appointed,<ref name=':2a' group='lower-alpha'>Edmund Barton was appointed on 2 February 1887,<ref name='Gaz 2 Feb 87'>"Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 64. 2 February 1887. p. 747. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  2. 7 members were appointed on 15 February 1887,[3] and took their seats on 8 March 1887.
  3. Julian Salomons was appointed on 7 March 1887,[4] and took his seat on 8 March 1887
  4. James Farnell resigned on 17 February 1887 having been elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1887 Redfern election.
  5. William Busby died on 23 June 1887.
  6. John Richardson resigned on 29 June 1887.
  7. Samuel Terry died on 21 September 1887.
  8. William Piddington died on 25 November 1887.
  9. 11 members were appointed on 30 December 1887,[5] and took their seats on 8 February 1888.
  10. George Campbell was appointed on 30 December 1887,[5] and took his seat on 15 February 1888.
  11. Robert Wisdom was appointed on 2 February 1887,[6] but died on 16 March 1888 without taking his seat.
  12. Peter Faucett was appointed on 9 April 1888,[7] and took his seat on 18 April 1888.
  13. Robert Abbott resigned on 29 February 1888.
  14. James Chisholm died on 24 June 1888.
  15. Henry Moore died on 29 June 1888.
  16. Edward Flood died on 9 September 1888.
  17. Charles Campbell died on 23 October 1888.
  18. William Dalley died on 28 October 1888.

References
  1. Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[lower-alpha 1] and took his seat on 8 March 1887.
  3. "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 93. 15 February 1887. p. 1131. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Julian Emanuel Salomons appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 124. 7 March 1887. p. 1573. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 760. 30 December 1887. p. 8609. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  7. "Peter Faucett appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 234. 12 April 1888. p. 2613. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.

 

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