Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1880–1882

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1880 to 1882 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 17 November 1880 and the elections commencing on 30 November 1882. [1] The President was Sir John Hay. [2] Smart died, [lower-alpha 1] Oakes died, [lower-alpha 2] Innes resigned, [lower-alpha 3] Brown appointed, [lower-alpha 4] Robertson resigned, [lower-alpha 5] Higgins died, [lower-alpha 6] Onslow died, [lower-alpha 7] Gordon died, [lower-alpha 8] 11 appointed, [lower-alpha 9] Alderson appointed, [lower-alpha 10] Macarthur vacated, [lower-alpha 11] Rundle appointed, [lower-alpha 12] Brown died, [lower-alpha 13] Sutherland resigned, [lower-alpha 14] </ref></ref>

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NameYears in officeOffice
William Alderson   [lower-alpha 10] 1881–1882, 1882–1884
Archibald Bell 1879–1883
John Blaxland 1863–1884
William Brodribb   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1886
Stephen Brown   [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 13] 1881–1882 Postmaster-General
(14 November 1881 − 22 August 1882)
William Busby 1867–1887
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Thomas Cadell   [lower-alpha 9] 1881–1886
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890 Postmaster-General
(30 August 1882 − 4 January 1883)
Charles Campbell 1870–1888
John Campbell 1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm 1865–1888
Edward Cox 1874–1883
George Cox 1863–1901
Frederick Darley 1868–1886 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Joseph Docker 1856–1861, 1863–1884 Chairman of Committees
John Eales   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1894
Edward Flood 1879–1888
John Frazer 1874–1884
Samuel Gordon   [lower-alpha 8] 1861–1882
William Grahame 1875–1889
Sir John Hay 1867–1892 President
Patrick Higgins   [lower-alpha 15] [lower-alpha 6] 1880–1882
Richard Hill   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1895
Thomas Holt 1868–1883
Joseph Innes   [lower-alpha 3] 1873–1881
Samuel Joseph   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1885, 1887–1893
Philip King   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1904
Edward Knox   [lower-alpha 9] 1856–1857, 1882–1894
George Lee   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1912
Lewis Levy   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1885
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1902
Sir William Macarthur   [lower-alpha 11] 1864–1882
John Macintosh   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1911
William Macleay 1877–1891
John Marks 1878–1885
Charles Moore   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1895
Henry Moore 1868–1888
Henry Mort   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1900
James Norton 1879–1906
George Oakes   [lower-alpha 2] 1879–1881
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
Arthur Onslow   [lower-alpha 15] [lower-alpha 7] 1880–1882
William Piddington 1883–1900
John Richardson 1868–1887
Richard Roberts   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1903
Sir John Robertson   [lower-alpha 5] 1861, 1861, 1879–1881
Jeremiah Rundle   [lower-alpha 12] 1882–1893
Thomas Smart   [lower-alpha 1] 1870–1881
John Smith (b 1811)   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1895
John Smith (b 1821) 1874–1885
Sir Alfred Stephen 1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
John Stewart 1879–1895
John Sutherland   [lower-alpha 14] 1881–1882
John Suttor   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1886
William Suttor Jr.   [lower-alpha 15] 1880–1900
Samuel Terry   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1887
George Thornton 1877–1901
John Watt 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb   [lower-alpha 9] 1882–1899
Elias Weekes   [lower-alpha 16] 1865–1880
James White 1874–1890

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Thomas Smart died on 28 May 1881.
  2. 1 2 George Oakes died on 10 August 1881.
  3. 1 2 Joseph Innes resigned on 14 October 1881 on being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
  4. 1 2 Stephen Brown was appointed on 16 November 1881. [3]
  5. 1 2 Sir John Robertson resigned on 31 December 1881 to return to the Legislative Assembly.
  6. 1 2 Patrick Higgins died on 28 January 1882.
  7. 1 2 Arthur Onslow died on 31 January 1882.
  8. 1 2 Samuel Gordon died on 24 July 1882.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 members were appointed on 29 December 1881, [4] and took their seats on 22 August 1882 [5] .
  10. 1 2 William Alderson was appointed on 29 December 1881, [4] discovered he may have had an interest in a contract with the Crown, resigning on 19 August 1882 before taking his seat, was re-appointed on 21 August 1882, [6] and took his seat on 22 August 1882. [5]
  11. 1 2 The seat of Sir William Macarthur was declared vacant due to absence on 22 August 1882. [5]
  12. 1 2 Jeremiah Rundle was appointed on 29 December 1881, [4] and took his seat on 13 September 1882.
  13. 1 2 Stephen Brown died on 16 October 1882.
  14. 1 2 John Sutherland was appointed on 29 December 1881, [4] and resigned on 29 November 1882 without taking his seat to contest the 1882 Redfern election.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  16. ↑

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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-roman 1] and took their seats on 15 December 1880.
  3. ↑ "Stephen Campbell Brown appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (463). 16 November 1881. p. 5899. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via Trove.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (567). 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via Trove.
  5. 1 2 3 "Seat vacated" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Council. 22 August 1882. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "William Maddison Alderson appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (334). 22 August 1882. p. 4318. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via Trove.
  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Weekes died, 10 appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>10 members were appointed on 10 December 1880,<ref> "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (486). 10 December 1880. p. 6417. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via Trove.

 

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