Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1895–1898

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1895 to 1898 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 24 July 1895 and the election on 27 July 1898.[1] The President was Sir John Lackey.[2] Kethel appointed,[lower-alpha 2] Barton appointed,[lower-alpha 3] 3 resigned,[lower-alpha 4] C Heydon resigned,[lower-alpha 5] Goodchap died,[lower-alpha 6] Combes died,[lower-alpha 7] Jennings died,[lower-alpha 8] Tarrant vacated,[lower-alpha 9] Laidley died,[lower-alpha 10] R O'Connor resigned,[lower-alpha 11] Davies died,[lower-alpha 12] Lloyd died,[lower-alpha 13] Hill died,[lower-alpha 14] Stewart died,[lower-alpha 15] De Salis resigned,[lower-alpha 16] </ref></ref>

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
Benjamin Backhouse [lower-alpha 17]1895–1904
Edmund Barton [lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]1887–1891, 1897–1898
James Blanksby [lower-alpha 18]1895–1901
Richard Bowker1888–1903
Alexander Brown1892–1926
William Campbell1890–1906
Samuel Charles1885–1909
Edward Combes [lower-alpha 7]1891–1895
George Cox1863–1901
John Creed1885–1930
William Cullen [lower-alpha 18]1895–1910
Thomas Dalton1892–1901
Henry Dangar1883–1917
John Davies [lower-alpha 12]1888–1896
George Day1889–1906
Leopold De Salis [lower-alpha 16]1874–1898
Robert Fowler [lower-alpha 18]1895–1906
Andrew Garran1887–1892, 1895–1901 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(19 March 1895 – 18 November 1898)
Charles Goodchap [lower-alpha 6]1892–1896
Edward Greville1892–1903
Charles Heydon [lower-alpha 5] 1893–1898, 1898–1900
Louis Heydon1889–1918
Richard Hill [lower-alpha 14]1880–1895
James Hoskins 1889–1900
John Hughes [lower-alpha 18]1895–1912
Frederick Humphery1888–1908
Solomon Hyam1892–1901
Archibald Jacob1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
Sir Patrick Jennings [lower-alpha 8]1867–1869, 1890–1897
Henry Kater1889–1924
Andrew Kerr1888–1907
Alexander Kethel [lower-alpha 2]1895–1916
Philip King1880–1904
Sir John Lackey1885–1903 President
William Laidley [lower-alpha 10]1889–1897
Hugh Langwell [lower-alpha 4]1882–1912
Samuel Lees [lower-alpha 18][lower-alpha 4]1895–1898
George Lloyd [lower-alpha 13]1887–1897
William Long1885–1909
John Lucas1880–1902
John Macintosh1882–1911
Charles Mackellar1885–1903, 1903–1925
Normand MacLaurin1889–1914
Henry Mort1882–1900
Henry Moses1885–1923
James Norton1879–1906
Daniel O'Connor [lower-alpha 18][lower-alpha 4]1891–1892, 1895–1898
Richard O'Connor [lower-alpha 11]1888–1898
William Pigott1887–1907
Charles Pilcher1891–1916
Edward Pulsford [lower-alpha 18]1895–1901
Sir Arthur Renwick1888–1908
Charles Roberts1890–1925
Richard Roberts1882–1903
Alexander Ryrie1892–1909
Sir Julian Salomons1870–1871, 1887–1899
Patrick Shepherd1888–1903
Fergus Smith [lower-alpha 18]1895–1924
Thomas Smith1892–1902
Septimus Stephen1887–1900
John Stewart [lower-alpha 15]1879–1895
William Suttor Jr.1880–1900
Harman Tarrant [lower-alpha 9]1890–1896
George Thornton1877–1901
John Toohey1892–1903
William Trickett1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery1887–1906
William Walker1888–1908
Jack Want1894–1905 Attorney General
James Watson1887–1907
Edmund Webb1882–1899
Robert White1888–1900

See also

Notes
  1. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Backhouse appointed, 8 appointed,<ref name=':2' group='lower-alpha'>8 members were appointed on 8 August 1895,<ref name='10 Appt'>"Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 528. 8 August 1895. p. 5075. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Trove.
  2. Alexander Kethel was appointed on 8 August 1895,[3] and took his seat on 21 August 1895.
  3. Edmund Barton was appointed on 8 May 1897,[4] and took his seat on 12 May 1897.
  4. Edmund Barton, Samuel Lees and Daniel O'Connor resigned on 18 July 1898 to contest the 1898 Legislative Assembly election.
  5. Charles Heydon resigned on 22 March 1898, having been appointed as an acting judge of Supreme Court,[5] but was re-appointed on 10 May once those duties had concluded.[6]
  6. Charles Goodchap died on 20 October 1896.
  7. Edward Combes died on 18 October 1895.
  8. Sir Patrick Jennings died on 11 July 1897.
  9. The seat of Harman Tarrant was declared vacant due to absence on 12 May 1896.[7]
  10. William Laidley died on 14 February 1897.
  11. Richard O'Connor resigned on 16 July 1898 to contest the 1898 Legislative Assembly election.
  12. John Davies died on 23 May 1896.
  13. George Lloyd died on 25 December 1897.
  14. Richard Hill died on 19 August 1895.
  15. John Stewart died on 13 August 1895.
  16. Leopold De Salis resigned on 5 January 1898.

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 their seats on 13 August 1895.
  4. "Edmund Barton appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 375. 8 May 1897. p. 3255. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Appointment Charles Gilbert Heydon QC to act as a Judge". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 252. 22 March 1898. p. 2326. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Trove.
  6. "Charles Heydon summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 399. 10 May 1898. p. 3615. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Trove.
  7. "Seat vacated". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 12 May 1896. p. 3.

 

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