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.[7]

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

Name Years in office Office
Robert Abbott[m] 1883–1888
Edmund Barton[a] 1887–1891, 1897–1898 Attorney General
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
(17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889)
Richard Bowker[i] 1888–1903
William Busby[e] 1867–1887
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890
Charles Campbell[q] 1870–1888
George Campbell[j] 1888–1890
Samuel Charles 1885–1909
James Chisholm[n] 1865–1888
George Cox 1863–1901
John Creed 1885–1930
William Dalley[r] 1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
John Davies[i] 1888–1896
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Alexander Dodds 1885–1892
John Eales 1880–1894
James Farnell[d] 1885–1887
Peter Faucett[l] 1888–1894
Edward Flood[p] 1879–1888
Andrew Garran[b] 1887–1892, 1895–1901
William Grahame 1875–1889
William Halliday 1885–1892
Sir John Hay 1867–1892 President
Richard Hill 1880–1895
Frederick Humphery[i] 1888–1908
Archibald Jacob 1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
(1 December 1887 – 28 May 1900)
Samuel Joseph[b] 1881–1885, 1887–1893
Andrew Kerr[i] 1888–1907
Philip King 1880–1904
Edward Knox 1856–1857, 1882–1894
John Lackey 1885–1903 Vice-President of the Executive Council
(17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889)
George Lee 1882–1912
George Lloyd[b] 1887–1897
William Long 1885–1909
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas 1880–1902
John Macintosh 1882–1911
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925
William Macleay 1877–1891
Sir William Manning[i] 1861–1876, 1888–1895
Charles Moore 1880–1895
Henry Moore[o] 1868–1888
Henry Mort 1882–1900
Henry Moses 1885–1923
James Neale 1883–1890
James Norton 1879–1906
Richard O'Connor[i] 1888–1898
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
William Piddington[h] 1879–1887 Chairman of Committees
(17 March 1885 – 25 November 1887)
William Pigott[b] 1887–1907
Arthur Renwick[i] 1888–1908
John Richardson[f] 1868–1887
Richard Roberts 1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle 1882–1893
Julian Salomons[c] 1870–1871, 1887–1899 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(20 January 1887 – 16 January 1889)
George Simpson 1885–1894 Attorney General
(10 February 1888 – 16 January 1889)
Patrick Shepherd[i] 1888–1903
John Smith 1880–1895
Sir Alfred Stephen 1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
Septimus Stephen[b] 1887–1900
John Stewart 1879–1895
William Suttor Jr. 1880–1900
Samuel Terry[g] 1882–1887
George Thornton 1877–1901
William Trickett[i] 1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery[b] 1887–1906
William Walker[i] 1888–1908
James Watson[b] 1887–1907
John Watt 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb 1882–1899
James White 1874–1890
Robert White[i] 1888–1900
Sir Robert Wisdom[k] 1888

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Edmund Barton was appointed on 2 February 1887,[2] and took his seat on 8 March 1887.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 7 members were appointed on 15 February 1887,[3] and took their seats on 8 March 1887.
  3. ^ a b Julian Salomons was appointed on 7 March 1887,[4] and took his seat on 8 March 1887
  4. ^ a b James Farnell resigned on 17 February 1887 having been elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1887 Redfern election.
  5. ^ a b William Busby died on 23 June 1887.
  6. ^ a b John Richardson resigned on 29 June 1887.
  7. ^ a b Samuel Terry died on 21 September 1887.
  8. ^ a b William Piddington died on 25 November 1887.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 11 members were appointed on 30 December 1887,[5] and took their seats on 8 February 1888.
  10. ^ a b George Campbell was appointed on 30 December 1887,[5] and took his seat on 15 February 1888.
  11. ^ a b Robert Wisdom was appointed on 2 February 1887,[2] but died on 16 March 1888 without taking his seat.
  12. ^ a b Peter Faucett was appointed on 9 April 1888,[6] and took his seat on 18 April 1888.
  13. ^ a b Robert Abbott resigned on 29 February 1888.
  14. ^ a b James Chisholm died on 24 June 1888.
  15. ^ a b Henry Moore died on 29 June 1888.
  16. ^ a b Edward Flood died on 9 September 1888.
  17. ^ a b Charles Campbell died on 23 October 1888.
  18. ^ a b William Dalley died on 28 October 1888.
  19. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Barton appointed,[a] 7 appointed,[b] Salomons appointed,[c] Farnell resigned,[d] Busby died,[e] Richardson resigned,[f] Terry died,[g] Piddington died,[h] 11 appointed,[i] G Campbell appointed,[j] Wisdom appointed,[k] Faucett appointed,[l] Abbott resigned,[m] Chisholm died,[n] H Moore died,[o] Flood died,[p] C Campbell died,[q] Dalley died,[r]

References edit

  1. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 64. 2 February 1887. p. 747. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  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. ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 760. 30 December 1887. p. 8609. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[s]