Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1904–1907

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1904 to 1907 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the state election on 6 August 1904 and the state election on 10 September 1907. [1] The President was Sir Francis Suttor. [2] See appointed, [lower-alpha 2] Brunker appointed, [lower-alpha 3] Slattery convicted, [lower-alpha 4] Fowler died, [lower-alpha 5] Want died, [lower-alpha 6] Campbell died, [lower-alpha 7] Day died, [lower-alpha 8] Norton died, [lower-alpha 9] Vickery died, [lower-alpha 10] See died, [lower-alpha 11] Pigott resigned, [lower-alpha 12] </ref></ref>

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Non-Labor party affiliations at this time were fluid, and especially in the Legislative Council regarded more as loose labels than genuine parties.

NamePartyYears in office
Reginald Black   Liberal Reform 1900–1928
Alexander Brown   Progressive 1892–1926
James Brunker   [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal Reform 1905–1909
Nicholas Buzacott   Labour 1899–1933
William Campbell   [lower-alpha 7]   Progressive 1890–1906
Samuel Charles 1885–1909
John Creed   Liberal Reform 1885–1930
William Cullen 1895–1910
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
George Day   [lower-alpha 8]   Independent 1889–1906
George Earp   Progressive 1900–1933
Robert Fitzgerald   Liberal Reform 1901–1933
Fred Flowers   Labour 1900–1928
Edmund Fosbery   [lower-alpha 13]   Progressive 1904–1919
Robert Fowler   [lower-alpha 5]   Liberal Reform 1895–1906
James Gannon   [lower-alpha 13]   Progressive 1904–1924
James Gormly   [lower-alpha 13] 1904–1922
George Greene   Liberal Reform 1899–1911
Nicholas Hawken 1899–1908
James Hayes   [lower-alpha 13]   Progressive 1904–1908
John Hepher   Labour 1899–1932
Louis Heydon   Liberal Reform 1889–1918
William Hill   Progressive 1900–1919
William Holborow   Liberal Reform 1899–1917
John Hughes 1895–1912
Frederick Humphery 1888–1908
William Hurley   [lower-alpha 13]   Progressive 1904–1924
Richard Jones   Liberal Reform 1899–1909
Henry Kater   Independent 1889–1924
Andrew Kerr   Liberal Reform 1888–1907
Alexander Kethel 1895–1916
George Lee 1882–1912
William Long   Progressive 1885–1909
John Macintosh   Independent 1882–1911
Kenneth Mackay   Progressive 1899–1934
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925
Sir Normand MacLaurin   Independent 1889–1914
Sir Samuel McCaughey 1899–1919
John Meagher   Progressive 1900–1920
Alfred Meeks 1900–1932
Henry Moses   Liberal Reform 1885–1923
John Nash   Progressive 1900–1925
James Norton   [lower-alpha 9]   Liberal Reform 1879–1906
William Pigott   [lower-alpha 12] 1887–1907
Charles Pilcher 1891–1916
Sir Arthur Renwick 1888–1908
Charles Roberts 1890–1925
William Robson   Progressive 1900–1920
Alexander Ross 1900–1912
Alexander Ryrie   Independent 1892–1909
Sir John See   [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 11]   Progressive 1904–1907
Thomas Slattery   [lower-alpha 4] 1900–1905
Fergus Smith   Liberal Reform 1895–1924
Henry Stuart   Labour 1900–1910
Sir Francis Suttor   Progressive 1889–1891, 1900–1915
William Trickett   Liberal Reform 1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery   [lower-alpha 10] 1887–1906
William Walker 1888–1908
Jack Want   [lower-alpha 6]   Independent 1894–1905
James Watson   Liberal Reform 1887–1907
James Wilson   Labour 1899–1925
Bernhard Wise   Liberal Reform 1900–1908

See also

Notes

  1. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: 5 appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>5 members were appointed on 21 June 1904,<ref name='Appt'> "Appointments to the Legislative Council (340)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 21 June 1904. p. 4935. Retrieved 26 August 2021– via Trove.
  2. 1 2 Sir John See was appointed on 21 June 1904, [3] taking his seat on 24 August 1904.
  3. 1 2 James Brunker was appointed on 12 June 1905. [4]
  4. 1 2 Thomas Slattery was convicted of a felony and his seat was declared vacant on 13 June 1905. [5] [6]
  5. 1 2 Robert Fowler died on 12 June 1906.
  6. 1 2 Jack Want died on 22 November 1905.
  7. 1 2 William Campbell died on 3 July 1906.
  8. 1 2 George Day died on 13 July 1906.
  9. 1 2 James Norton died on 18 July 1906.
  10. 1 2 Ebenezer Vickery died on 20 August 1906.
  11. 1 2 Sir John See died on 31 January 1907.
  12. 1 2 William Pigott resigned on 14 June 1907.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5

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References

  1. ↑ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2020. [lower-alpha 1] taking their seats on 23 August 1904.
  4. "James Bruneker appointed to the Legislative Council (321)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 23 June 1905. p. 4162. Retrieved 26 August 2021– via Trove.
  5. "Seat vacated". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Council. 13 June 1905. p. 4.
  6. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp.  430. ISBN   9781862875166 . Retrieved 24 November 2020.

 

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