This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851.[1] Beginning with the Royal Instructions gazetted 15 June 1843, there were four official and four non-official members of the legislative council consisting of: the governor, colonial secretary, advocate-general, and registrar-General with four non-official members being nominated by the Crown.[1] The council was the only chamber of government until the House of Assembly was created in 1857.
| Name | Office | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hervey Bagot | Non-Official | 1844–1853; 1857–61; 1865–69[2] |
| William Bartley | Advocate-General (acting) [a] | 1849 |
| George Frederick Dashwood | Non-Official | 1843–1844 |
| Samuel Davenport | Non-Official | 1846–1848; 1855–56; 1857–66[3] |
| Boyle Travers Finniss | Registrar-General | 1847–1857[4] |
| George Grey | Governor & Resident Commissioner | 1841–1845 |
| Jacob Hagen | Non-Official | 1843–1846; 1847–1851 |
| Richard Davies Hanson | Advocate-General (acting) [c] | 1851, 1851–1857 |
| James William MacDonald | Registrar-General (acting) [b] | 1844–1846 |
| John Morphett | Non-Official | 1843–1847; 1848–1855; 1857–73 |
| Alfred Mundy | Colonial Secretary | 1843–1849 |
| Richard Francis Newland | Non-Official (acting) | 1847 |
| Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran | Non-Official | 1843–1851 |
| Frederick Robe | Governor | 1845–1848 |
| William Smillie | Advocate-General | 1840–1851 |
| Charles Sturt | Registrar-General [b] | 1839–1847 |
| Colonial Secretary | 1849–1851 | |
| Thomas Williams | Non-Official | 1843 |
| Henry Young | Governor | 1848–1851 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Mr Charles Bagot". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Sir Samuel Davenport". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Hon Boyle Finniss". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.