Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1898–1901
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1898 to 1901 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 27 July 1898 and the election on 3 July 1901.[1] The President was Sir John Lackey.[2] Buzacott appointed,[lower-alpha 2] Webb died,[lower-alpha 3] Mackay appointed,[lower-alpha 4] C Heydon resigned,[lower-alpha 5] Clarke resigned,[lower-alpha 6] Hoskins died,[lower-alpha 7] Jacob died,[lower-alpha 8] Mort died,[lower-alpha 9] 12 appointed,[lower-alpha 10] F Suttor appointed,[lower-alpha 11] Stephen died,[lower-alpha 12] W Suttor died,[lower-alpha 13] White died,[lower-alpha 14] Wise appointed,[lower-alpha 15] Blanksby resigned,[lower-alpha 16] Estell resigned,[lower-alpha 17] Dalton died,[lower-alpha 18] Pulsford resigned,[lower-alpha 19] Garran died,[lower-alpha 20] Gould resigned,[lower-alpha 21] </ref></ref>
Non-Labor party affiliations at this time were fluid, and especially in the Legislative Council regarded more as loose labels than genuine parties.
See also
Notes
- The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Salomons resigned, 10 appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>10 members were appointed on 8 April 1899,<ref name='Appt 8 Apr 99'>"Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 296. 8 April 1899. p. 2863. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Trove.
- Nicholas Buzacott was appointed on 8 April 1899,[3] and took his seat on 18 April 1899.
- Edmund Webb died on 23 June 1899.
- Kenneth Mackay was appointed on 18 October 1899.[4]
- Charles Heydon resigned on 15 February 1900 to accept appointment as a Judge of the District Court.[5]
- Francis Clarke resigned on 28 March 1900 to return to the Legislative Assembly at the Hastings and Macleay by-election.
- James Hoskins died on 1 April 1900.
- Archibald Jacob died on 28 May 1900.
- Henry Mort died on 6 June 1900.
- 12 members were appointed on 6 June 1900 and took their seats on 12 June 1900.[6]
- Francis Suttor was appointed on 12 June 1900 and took his seat on the same day.[7]
- Septimus Stephen died on 3 October 1900.
- William Suttor died on 10 October 1900.
- Robert White died on 28 October 1900.
- Bernhard Wise was appointed on 30 October 1900.[8]
- James Blanksby resigned on 11 January 1901 to accept an appointment as Secretary to the Miners' Accident Relief Board.
- John Estell resigned on 19 January 1901 to successfully contest the election for Wallsend.
- Thomas Dalton died on 26 January 1901.
- Edward Pulsford resigned on 13 May 1901 as he had been elected a Senator for New South Wales.
- Andrew Garran died on 6 June 1901.
- Albert Gould resigned on 12 June 1901 as he had been elected a Senator for New South Wales.
References
- Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- 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 11 April 1899.
- "Kenneth Mackay appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 742. 15 September 1899. p. 6979. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Trove.
- "Appointment Charles Gilbert Heydon QC to be a judge of the District Courts". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 200. 6 March 1900. p. 1882. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Trove.
- "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 560. 7 June 1900. p. 4455. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Trove.
- "Francis Bathurst Suttor appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 577. 12 June 1900. p. 4571. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Trove.
- "Bernhard Ringrose Wise QC appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 1023. 30 October 1900. p. 8539. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Trove.