List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1948–1953)

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Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 until 1953 were elected on 14 August 1948. The first session of the newly elected council started on 10 November. [1] There were ten elected members, eight appointed members and six ex officio members. [1]

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List of members

Elected members

ConstituencyMemberNotes
Broken Hill Roy Welensky
Livingstone Herbert Millar
Luanshya Albert Davies
Lusaka Ernest Sergeant
Midland Marais von Eeden
Mufulira–Chingola James Morris
Ndola Ewain Wilson Member for Health and Local Government [lower-alpha 1]
Nkana George L'Ange
North-Eastern Frank Robertson
South-Western Geoffrey Beckett Member for Agriculture and Natural Resources
  1. ↑ From 1 July 1949

Replacements

ConstituencyPrevious memberDateNew member
Mufulira–Chingola James Morris 1953 Alexander Stevens

Nominated members

PositionMemberNotes
Speaker Thomas Spurgeon Page
African Member Henry Kaskolo
African Member Nelson Nalumango
Nominated Official MemberA.G. Knox JohnstonDirector of Development
Nominated Official MemberE.F. MartinDirector of Agriculture
Nominated Official MemberP.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical Services
Nominated Unofficial Member Stewart Gore-Browne Representing African Interests
Nominated Unofficial Member Edward Nightingale Representing African Interests

Replacements

PositionPrevious memberDateNew memberNotes
Nominated Official MemberA.G. Knox Johnston16 March 1949F. CrawfordDirector of Development
Nominated Official MemberE.F. Martin16 March 1949 Charles Cousins Commissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official MemberP.B. Robinson22 June 1949A.T. HowellDirector of Medical Services
Nominated Official MemberA.T. Howell12 November 1949P.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical Services
African Member Henry Kaskolo 9 June 1951 Pascale Sokota
African Member Nelson Nalumango 9 June 1951 Dauti Yamba
Nominated Official MemberF. Crawford9 June 1951L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official Member Charles Cousins 9 June 1951P.J. LawCommissioner for Labour
Nominated Official MemberA.T. Howell9 June 1951T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Unofficial Member Stewart Gore-Browne 9 June 1951 John Moffat Representing African Interests
Nominated Official MemberP.J. Law10 November 1951J.A. CottrellDirector of African Education
Nominated Official MemberL.F. Leversedge28 June 1952H.C. BallingallDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester28 June 1952S.F. TurnerDirector of Surveys and Lands
Nominated Official MemberJ.A. Cottrell28 June 1952 Charles Cousins Commissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official MemberH.C. Ballingall8 November 1952L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official MemberS.F. Turner8 November 1952 William McCall
Nominated Official Member William McCall 6 December 1952T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester18 February 1953W.G.M. LugtonDirector of Welfare and Probation Services
Nominated Official MemberW.G.M. Lugton4 March 1953K.V. MacquireChief Establishment Officer
Nominated Official MemberK.V. Macquire16 April 1953T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester7 November 1953 William McCall
Nominated Official Member Charles Cousins 12 November 1953P.J. LawCommissioner for Labour and Mines

Ex officio members

PositionMember
Administrative SecretaryA.T. Williams, S.R. Denny, G.J. Phillips
Attorney-GeneralH.G. Morgan, A.G. Forbes, Edgar Unsworth, W.M. McCall
Chief Secretary to the Government Robert Stanley, George Thornton, A.T. Williams, Edgar Unsworth
Economic SecretaryR.A. Nicholson, A.G. Knox Johnston, H.L. Jones
Financial Secretary George Thornton, J.O. Talbot-Phibbs, R.M. Taylor, H.M. McDowell, H.C. Ballingball
Secretary for Native AffairsR.S. Hudson, R.P. Bush, W.F. Stubbs

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References

  1. 1 2 Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Ninth Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
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