Members of the Australian Senate, 1901-1903 edit

This is a list of members of the first Australian Senate, who served from 29 March 1901 to 31 December 1903.

Member Expiry State Party Term Lifespan Birthplace Positions Notes
  Sir Richard Baker   1906 SA Free Trade 1901–1906 1842–1911 Adelaide, SA President of the Senate
  John Barrett   1903 VIC Labour 1901–1903 1858–1928 Carlton, Vic
  Robert Best   1903 VIC Protectionist 1901–1910 1856–1946 Collingwood, Vic Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of Committees Later a member of the House of Representatives (1910–1922).
  Cyril Cameron   1903 TAS Protectionist 1901–1903
1906–1913
1857–1941 Launceston, Tas
  David Charleston   1903 SA Free Trade 1901–1903 1848–1934 St Erth, England
  John Clemons   1906 TAS Free Trade 1901–1914 1862–1944 Launceston, Tas Free Trade Party whip
  Anderson Dawson   1906 QLD Labour 1901–1906 1863–1910 Rockhampton, Qld
  Hugh de Largie   1903 WA Labour 1901–1923 1859–1947 Airdrie, Scotland
  Henry Dobson   1903 TAS Free Trade 1901–1910 1841–1918 Hobart, Tas
  Sir John Downer   1903 SA Protectionist 1901–1903 1843–1915 Adelaide, SA
  James Drake   1906 QLD Protectionist 1901–1906 1850–1941 London, England Postmaster-General (to 24 September 1903)
Attorney-General (from 24 September 1903)
  Norman Ewing   1903 WA Free Trade 1901–1903 1870–1928 Wollongong, NSW Resigned on 17 April 1903; replaced by Henry Saunders.
  John Ferguson   1903 QLD Free Trade 1901–1903 1830–1906 Kenmore, Scotland Seat declared vacant on 6 October 1903 due to lack of attendance; no appointment was made due to the proximity of the next election.
  Simon Fraser   1906 VIC Protectionist 1901–1913 1832–1919 Pictou, Canada
  Thomas Glassey   1903 QLD Protectionist
(to 1903)
1901–1903 1844–1936 Markethill, Ireland Lost party endorsement for the 1903 election and stood as an independent protectionist.
  Independent
(from 1903)
  Albert Gould   1906 NSW Free Trade 1901–1917 1847–1936 Sydney, NSW
  Edward Harney   1903 WA Free Trade 1901–1903 1865–1929 Dublin, Ireland Later a member of the British House of Commons (1922–1929).
  William Higgs   1906 QLD Labour 1901–1906 1862–1951 Wingham, NSW Later a member of the House of Representatives (1910–1922).
  John Keating   1906 TAS Protectionist 1901–1923 1872–1940 Hobart, Tas Protectionist Party whip
  James Macfarlane   1903 TAS Free Trade 1901–1910 1844–1914 Glasgow, Scotland
  Alexander Matheson   1906 WA Free Trade 1901–1906 1861–1929 Mayfair, England
  Gregor McGregor   1903 SA Labour 1901–1914 1848–1914 Argyll, Scotland Leader of the Labour Party in the Senate
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
  Edward Millen   1906 NSW Free Trade 1901–1923 1860–1923 Deal, England Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
  John Neild   1903 NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1846–1911 Bristol, England
  Richard O'Connor   1903 NSW Protectionist 1901–1903 1851–1912 Sydney, NSW Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 24 September 1903)
Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 24 September 1903)
Resigned on 27 September 1903; replaced by Charles Mackellar.
  David O'Keefe   1906 TAS Labour 1901–1906
1910–1920
1864–1943 Longford, Tas Later a member of the House of Representatives (1922–1925). Elected as a Protectionist with Labour endorsement (there was no formal Labour Party in Tasmania), he joined the Labour Party when parliament sat.
  George Pearce   1906 WA Labour 1901–1938 1870–1952 Mount Barker, SA
  Thomas Playford   1906 SA Protectionist 1901–1906 1837–1915 Bethnal Green, England Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 24 September 1903)
Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 24 September 1903)
  Edward Pulsford   1903 NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1844–1919 Burslem, England
  Sir Frederick Sargood   1906 VIC Free Trade 1901–1903 1834–1903 Walworth, England Died on 2 January 1903; replaced by Robert Reid.
  Staniforth Smith   1906 WA Free Trade 1901–1906 1869–1934 Kingston, Vic
  James Stewart   1903 QLD Labour 1901–1917 1850–1931 Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
  James Styles   1903 VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1841–1913 Croydon, England
  Sir Josiah Symon   1906 SA Free Trade 1901–1913 1846–1934 Wick, Scotland Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
  James Walker   1906 NSW Free Trade 1901–1913 1841–1923 Leith, Scotland
  Sir William Zeal   1906 VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1830–1912 Westbury, England
Appointees
  Robert Reid   1903 VIC Free Trade 1903 1842–1904 Leven, Scotland Appointed on 21 January 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the death of Sir Frederick Sargood.
  Henry Saunders   1903 WA Free Trade 1903 1855–1919 London, England Appointed on 20 May 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Norman Ewing.
  Charles Mackellar   1903 NSW Protectionist 1903 1844–1926 Sydney, NSW Appointed on 8 October 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard O'Connor.

Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901-1903 edit

This is a list of members of the first Australian House of Representatives, who served from 29 March 1901 to 16 December 1903.

Member Seat State Party Term Lifespan Birthplace Positions Notes
  Fred Bamford Herbert QLD Labour 1901–1925 1849–1934 Dubbo, NSW
  (Sir) Edmund Barton   Hunter NSW Protectionist 1901–1903 1849–1920 Glebe, NSW Prime Minister (to 24 September 1903)
Minister for External Affairs (to 24 September 1903)
Resigned on 30 September 1903; no by-election was held due to the proximity of the next election.
  Lee Batchelor   South Australia SA Labour 1901–1911 1865–1911 Adelaide, SA
  Sir Langdon Bonython   South Australia SA Protectionist 1901–1906 1848–1939 London, England
  Sir Edward Braddon   Tasmania TAS Free Trade 1901–1904 1829–1904 St Kew, England
  Thomas Brown Canobolas NSW Labour 1901–1913 1861–1934 Forbes, NSW
  Norman Cameron   Tasmania TAS Free Trade 1901–1903
1904–1906
1851–1931 Launceston, Tas
  John Chanter   Riverina NSW Protectionist 1901–1903
1904–1913
1914–1922
1845–1931 Adelaide, SA
  Austin Chapman   Eden-Monaro NSW Protectionist 1901–1926 1864–1926 Bowral, NSW Minister for Defence (from 24 September 1903)
  Francis Clarke Cowper NSW Protectionist 1901–1903 1857–1939 Stroud, NSW
  Alfred Conroy   Werriwa NSW Free Trade 1901–1906
1913–1914
1864–1920 Winchelsea, Vic
  James Hume Cook   Bourke VIC Protectionist 1901–1910 1866–1942 Kihikihi, New Zealand
  Joseph Cook   Parramatta NSW Free Trade 1901–1921 1860–1947 Silverdale, England Deputy Leader of the Opposition
  Samuel Cooke   Wannon VIC Free Trade 1901–1903 1847–1929 Vic
  Richard Crouch   Corio VIC Protectionist 1901–1910
1929–1931
1868–1949 Ballarat East, Vic
  George Cruickshank   Gwydir NSW Protectionist 1901–1903 1853–1904 Dubbo, NSW
  Alfred Deakin   Ballaarat VIC Protectionist 1901–1913 1856–1919 Melbourne, Vic Attorney-General (to 24 September 1903)
Prime Minister (from 24 September 1903)
Minister for External Affairs (from 24 September 1903)
  George Edwards   South Sydney NSW Free Trade 1901–1906
1910–1911
1855–1911 Hobart, Tas
  Richard Edwards   Oxley QLD Protectionist 1901–1913 1842–1915 Montgomeryshire, Wales
  Thomas Ewing   Richmond NSW Protectionist 1901–1910 1856–1920 Pitt Town, NSW
  Andrew Fisher   Wide Bay QLD Labour 1901–1915 1862–1928 Crosshouse, Scotland
  Sir John Forrest Swan WA Protectionist 1901–1918 1847–1918 Bunbury, WA Minister for Defence (to 10 August 1903)
Minister for Home Affairs (from 10 August 1903)
  James Fowler   Perth WA Labour 1901–1922 1863–1940 Strathaven, Scotland
  George Fuller Illawarra NSW Free Trade 1901–1913 1861–1940 Kiama, NSW
  Sir Philip Fysh   Tasmania TAS Protectionist 1901–1910 1835–1919 Highbury, England Minister without portfolio (to 10 August 1903)
Postmaster-General (from 10 August 1903)
  Paddy Glynn   South Australia SA Free Trade 1901–1919 1855–1931 Gort, Ireland
  Arthur Groom   Flinders VIC Free Trade 1901–1903 1852–1922 Harefield, Tas
  William Groom Darling Downs QLD Protectionist 1901 1833–1901 Plymouth, England Died on 8 August 1901, triggering a by-election.
  Robert Harper   Mernda VIC Protectionist 1901–1913 1842–1919 Glasgow, Scotland
  H. B. Higgins   Northern Melbourne VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1851–1929 Newtownards, Ireland
  (Sir) Frederick Holder   South Australia SA Free Trade (to 9 May 1901) 1901–1909 1850–1909 Happy Valley, SA Speaker of the House Relinquished party membership upon assuming the Speakership.
  Independent (from 9 May 1901)
  Billy Hughes   West Sydney NSW Labour 1901–1952 1862–1952 London, England
  Isaac Isaacs Indi VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1855–1948 Melbourne, Vic
  Thomas Kennedy   Moira VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1860–1929 Gisborne, Vic
  Charles Kingston   South Australia SA Protectionist 1901–1908 1850–1908 Adelaide, SA Minister for Trade and Customs (to 24 July 1903)
  John Kirwan   Kalgoorlie WA Free Trade 1901–1903 1869–1949 Liverpool, England
  William Knox   Kooyong VIC Free Trade 1901–1910 1850–1913 Melbourne, Vic
  Sir William Lyne   Hume NSW Protectionist 1901–1913 1844–1913 Asplawn, Tas Minister for Home Affairs (to 11 August 1903)
Minister for Trade and Customs (from 11 August 1903)
  Thomas Macdonald-Paterson   Brisbane QLD Protectionist (to 1903) 1901–1903 1844–1906 Glasgow, Scotland Lost Protectionist endorsement and contested the next election as an independent.
  Independent (from 1903)
  Hugh Mahon   Coolgardie WA Labour 1901–1913
1913–1917
1919–1920
1857–1931 Killurin, Ireland
  Chester Manifold   Corangamite VIC Protectionist 1901–1903
1913–1918
1867–1918 Camperdown, Vic
  Samuel Mauger   Melbourne Ports VIC Protectionist 1901–1910 1857–1936 Geelong, Vic
  James McCay   Corinella VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1864–1930 Ballynure, Ireland
  James McColl   Echuca VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1844–1929 South Shields, Vic Later a member of the Senate (1907–1914).
  Charles McDonald   Kennedy QLD Labour 1901–1925 1860–1925 North Melbourne, Vic
  Sir Malcolm McEacharn   Melbourne VIC Protectionist 1901–1904 1852–1910 London, England
  Allan McLean   Gippsland VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1840–1911 Oban, Scotland
  Francis McLean   Lang NSW Free Trade 1901–1903 1863–1926 Sydney, NSW
  Sir William McMillan   Wentworth NSW Free Trade 1901–1903 1850–1926 Derry, Ireland
  King O'Malley   Tasmania TAS Labour 1901–1917 1858–1953 Valley Falls, USA (?) Elected as a Protectionist with Labour endorsement (there was no formal Labour Party in Tasmania), he joined the Labour Party when parliament sat.
  James Page   Maranoa QLD Labour 1901–1921 1861–1921 London, England
  Alexander Paterson   Capricornia QLD Independent Free Trade 1901–1903 1844–1908 Greenock, Scotland
  Pharez Phillips   Wimmera VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1855–1914 Mt Blackwood, Vic
  Frederick Piesse   Tasmania TAS Free Trade 1901–1902 1848–1902 Hobart, TAS Died on 6 March 1902, triggering a by-election.
  Alexander Poynton   South Australia SA Free Trade 1901–1922 1853–1935 Castlemaine, Vic
  Sir John Quick Bendigo VIC Protectionist 1901–1913 1852–1932 Trevassa, England
  George Reid East Sydney NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1845–1918 Johnstone, Scotland Leader of the Opposition Resigned on 18 August 1903, triggering a by-election, which he won on 4 September. Later a member of the British House of Commons (1916–1918).
  James Ronald   Southern Melbourne VIC Labour 1901–1906 1861–1941 Scotland
  Carty Salmon   Laanecoorie VIC Protectionist 1901–1913
1915–1917
1860–1917 Amherst, Vic
  William Sawers   New England NSW Protectionist 1901–1903 1844–1916 Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Thomas Skene   Grampians VIC Free Trade 1901–1906 1845–1910 Port Phillip, Vic
  Bruce Smith Parkes NSW Free Trade 1901–1919 1851–1937 Rotherhithe, England
  Sydney Smith   Macquarie NSW Free Trade 1901–1906 1856–1934 Colyton, NSW
  Elias Solomon   Fremantle WA Free Trade 1901–1903 1839–1909 London, England
  Vaiben Solomon   South Australia SA Free Trade 1901–1903 1853–1908 Adelaide, SA
  William Spence Darling NSW Labour 1901–1917
1917–1919
1846–1926 Eday, Scotland
  Josiah Thomas Barrier NSW Labour 1901–1917 1863–1933 Camborne, England Later a member of the Senate (1917–1923, 1925–1929).
  Dugald Thomson   North Sydney NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1849–1922 Camberwell, England
  Frank Tudor Yarra VIC Labour 1901–1922 1866–1922 Williamstown, Vic
  Sir George Turner   Balaclava VIC Protectionist 1901–1906 1851–1916 Melbourne, Vic Treasurer
  David Watkins Newcastle NSW Labour 1901–1935 1865–1935 Wallsend, NSW
  Chris Watson   Bland NSW Labour 1901–1903 1857–1939 Valparaíso, Chile Leader of the Labour Party
  James Wilkinson   Moreton QLD Independent Labour 1901–1906 1854–1915 Ipswich, Qld
  William Wilks   Dalley NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1863–1940 Sydney, NSW
  Henry Willis   Robertson NSW Free Trade 1901–1910 1860–1950 Port Adelaide, SA
Members elected at by-elections
  Littleton Groom Darling Downs QLD Protectionist 1901–1929
1931–1936
1867–1936 Toowoomba, Qld Elected at a by-election on 14 September 1901 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the death of his father William Groom.
  William Hartnoll   Tasmania TAS Free Trade 1902–1903 1841–1932 Longford, Tas Elected at a by-election on 26 March 1902 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the death of Frederick Piesse.

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