Henry Daglish was the sixth Premier of Western Australia and the state's first Labor Premier.
Sir Thomas McIlwraith was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most politicians of his era, McIlwraith was an influential businessman, who combined his parliamentary career with a prosperous involvement in the pastoral industry.
Sir Charles Sladen,, Australian colonial politician, was the 6th Premier of Victoria.
George Briscoe Kerferd, Australian colonial politician, was the 10th Premier of Victoria.
James Service, Australian colonial politician, was the 12th Premier of Victoria, Australia.
Sir Arthur Blyth was Premier of South Australia three times; 1864–65, 1871–72 and 1873–75.
Arthur Macalister, was three times Premier of Queensland, Australia.
Robert Lewis John Ellery was an English-Australian astronomer and public servant who served as Victorian government astronomer for 42 years.
John Douglas was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.
Sir William Henry Fancourt Mitchell was an Australian police commissioner and politician, President of the Victorian Legislative Council for fourteen years.
James Macpherson Grant was an Australian solicitor who defended the Eureka Stockade rebels and a politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Council.
Sir Frederick Thomas Sargood was an Australian politician, Minister of Defence and Education in the Government of Victoria 1890–1892 and Senator in the Australian Senate 1901–03.
Samuel Bickerton Harman was a Canadian lawyer, accountant, politician, civil servant, and Mayor of Toronto from 1869–1870.
Sir William Lambert Dobson was an English-born Australian politician, a Leader of the Opposition and Chief Justice of Tasmania, (Australia).
Robert Stirling Hore Anderson, MLC was an Irish-born solicitor and Australian colonial (Victorian) parliamentarian.
Robert Watson was an English and Australian civil engineer. He was also a surveyor and railway engineer.
Sir Saul Samuel, 1st Baronet was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew. Samuel achieved many breakthroughs for Jews in the colonial community of New South Wales including the first Jew to become a magistrate, the first Jew elected to parliament, the first Jew to become a minister of the Crown.
Henry Copeland, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Edward Langton was an Australian businessman and politician, Treasurer of Victoria in 1868 and 1872–1874.
John Rowland Dacey was an Irish-born Australian politician. He moved to Victoria, Australia, with his mother after his father died. Eventually orphaned, Dacey moved to Sydney with his wife and began working as a coachmaker. He began his involvement in politics with an election to local council then moved to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 24 June 1895 to his death on 11 April 1912, serving as Colonial Treasurer in his final two years.
