Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1877–1880

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1877 to 1880 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 24 October 1877 and the elections commencing on 17 November 1880. [1] The President was Sir John Hay. [8]

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NameYears in officeOffice
George Allen   [lower-alpha 1] 1856–1861, 1861–1877
Archibald Bell   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1883
John Blaxland 1863–1884
William Busby 1867–1887
Edward Butler   [lower-alpha 4] 1861–1863, 1877–1879
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890
Charles Campbell 1870–1888
John Campbell 1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm 1865–1888
Edward Cox 1874–1883
George Cox 1863–1901
William Dalley   [lower-alpha 12] 1870–1873, 1875–1880,
1883–1888
Frederick Darley 1868–1886
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Joseph Docker 1856–1861, 1863–1884
Edward Flood   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1888
William Foster   [lower-alpha 5] 1878–1880 Attorney General (18 December 1877 − 20 December 1878)
John Frazer 1874–1884
Samuel Gordon 1861–1882
William Grahame 1875–1889
Sir John Hay 1867–1892 President
Thomas Holt 1868–1883
Sir Joseph Innes 1873–1881 Chairman of Committees (9 February 1875 − 16 December 1880)
Minister of Justice (11 August 1880 − 13 October 1881)
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
George Lord   [lower-alpha 3] 1877–1880
Sir William Macarthur 1864–1882
William Macleay   [lower-alpha 2] 1877–1891
John Marks   [lower-alpha 6] 1878–1885 Representative of the Government and Vice-President of the Executive Council
(14 January 1877 − 20 December 1878)
Henry Moore 1868–1888
James Norton   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1906
George Oakes   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1881
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
Robert Owen   [lower-alpha 7] 1868–1878
William Piddington   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1887
John Richardson 1868–1887
Sir John Robertson   [lower-alpha 8] 1861, 1861, 1879–1881 Representative of the Government and Vice-President of the Executive Council
(21 December 1878 − 10 November 1881)
Minister of Public Instruction (1 May 1880 − 10 November 1881)
Bourn Russell   [lower-alpha 13] 1858–1861, 1861–1880
Saul Samuel   [lower-alpha 14] 1872–1880 Postmaster-General (21 December 1878 − 10 August 1880)
Thomas Smart 1870–1881
John Smith 1874–1885
Sir Alfred Stephen   [lower-alpha 9] 1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
John Stewart   [lower-alpha 10] 1879–1895
Sir Edward Deas Thomson   [lower-alpha 11] 1856–1861, 1861–1879
George Thornton   [lower-alpha 2] 1877–1901
John Watt 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes 1865–1880
James White 1874–1890

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Notes

  1. 1 2 George Allen died on 3 November 1877.
  2. 1 2 3 William Macleay and George Thornton were appointed on 29 October 1877, [2] and took their seats on 27 November 1877.
  3. 1 2 George Lord was appointed on 29 October 1877, [2] took his seat on 28 November 1877 and died on 9 May 1880.
  4. 1 2 Edward Butler was appointed on 29 October 1877, [2] took his seat on 5 December 1877 and died on 9 August 1879.
  5. 1 2 William Foster was appointed on 18 December 1877, [3] took his seat on 23 January 1878 and resigned on 28 October 1880.
  6. 1 2 John Marks was appointed on 14 January 1878, [4] and took his seat on 23 January 1878.
  7. 1 2 Robert Owen died on 25 November 1878.
  8. 1 2 Sir John Robertson was appointed on 21 December 1878, [5] and took his seat on 22 January 1879.
  9. 1 2 Sir Alfred Stephen resigned on 20 March 1879 to become acting Governor of New South Wales and was re-appointed on 8 August 1879, [6] taking his seat on 28 October 1879.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 members were appointed on 7 October 1879, [7] and took their seats on 28 October 1879.
  11. 1 2 Sir Edward Deas Thomson died on 16 July 1879.
  12. 1 2 William Dalley resigned on 8 April 1880.
  13. 1 2 Bourn Russell died on 4 July 1880.
  14. 1 2 Saul Samuel resigned on 16 August 1880 after being appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London.

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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. 1 2 3 "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 346. 30 October 1877. p. 4233. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "William John Foster appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 404. 18 December 1877. p. 4889. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "John Marks appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 20. 15 January 1878. p. 191. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Sir John Robertson appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 406. 21 December 1878. p. 5113. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 288. 8 August 1879. p. 3503. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 359. 7 October 1879. p. 4477. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2020. [lower-roman 1]
  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Allen died, [lower-alpha 1] 2 appointed, [lower-alpha 2] G Lord appointed, [lower-alpha 3] Butler appointed, [lower-alpha 4] Foster appointed, [lower-alpha 5] Marks appointed, [lower-alpha 6] Owen died, [lower-alpha 7] Robertson appointed, [lower-alpha 8] Stephen resigned, [lower-alpha 9] 6 appointed, [lower-alpha 10] Thomson died, [lower-alpha 11] Dalley resigned, [lower-alpha 12] Russell died, [lower-alpha 13] Samuel resigned. [lower-alpha 14]

 

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