Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1891–1894

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1891 to 1894 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 17 June 1891 and the election on 17 July 1894. [1] The President was Sir John Hay until his death on 10 January 1892 and then Sir John Lackey. [2] Byrnes died, [lower-alpha 2] Macleay died, [lower-alpha 3] Hay died, [lower-alpha 4] Dodds died, [lower-alpha 5] 9 appointed, [lower-alpha 6] Halliday died, [lower-alpha 7] Garran resigned, [lower-alpha 8] Lord vacated, [lower-alpha 9] Rundle died, [lower-alpha 10] Joseph died, [lower-alpha 11] Eales died, [lower-alpha 12] Lamb resigned, [lower-alpha 13] Young died, [lower-alpha 14] Riley bankrupt, [lower-alpha 15] C Heydon appointed, [lower-alpha 16] Faucett died, [lower-alpha 17] Ellis resigned, [lower-alpha 18] </ref></ref>

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Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.

NameYears in officeOffice
Richard Bowker 1888–1903
Alexander Brown   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1926
William Byrnes   [lower-alpha 2] 1858–1861, 1861–1891
William Campbell 1890–1906
Samuel Charles 1885–1909
Edward Combes 1891–1895
George Cox 1863–1901
John Creed 1885–1930
Thomas Dalton   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1901
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
John Davies 1888–1896
George Day 1889–1906
Leopold De Salis 1874–1898
Alexander Dodds   [lower-alpha 5] 1885–1892
John Eales   [lower-alpha 12] 1880–1894
James Ellis   [lower-alpha 18] 1891–1894
Peter Faucett   [lower-alpha 17] 1888–1894
Andrew Garran   [lower-alpha 8] 1887–1892, 1895–1901
Charles Goodchap 1892–1896
Edward Greville 1892–1903
William Halliday   [lower-alpha 7] 1885–1892
Sir John Hay   [lower-alpha 4] 1867–1892 President
(8 July 1873 – 10 January 1892)
Charles Heydon   [lower-alpha 16] 1893–1898, 1898–1900 Attorney General
(15 December 1893 – 2 August 1894)
Louis Heydon 1889–1918
Richard Hill 1880–1895
James Hoskins 1889–1900
Frederick Humphery 1888–1908
Solomon Hyam   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1901
Archibald Jacob 1883–1900 Chairman of Committees
Sir Patrick Jennings 1867–1870, 1890–1897
Samuel Joseph   [lower-alpha 11] 1881–1885, 1887–1893
Henry Kater 1889–1924
Andrew Kerr 1888–1907
Philip King 1880–1904
Edward Knox 1856–1857, 1882–1894
Sir John Lackey 1885–1903 President
(26 January 1892 – 23 May 1903)
William Laidley 1889–1897
Walter Lamb   [lower-alpha 13] 1889–1893
George Lee 1882–1912
George Lloyd 1887–1897
William Long 1885–1909
Francis Lord   [lower-alpha 9] 1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas 1880–1902
John Macintosh 1882–1911
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925
Normand MacLaurin 1889–1914 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(5 April 1893 – 2 August 1894)
Sir William Macleay   [lower-alpha 3] 1877–1891
Sir William Manning 1861–1876, 1888–1895
Charles Moore 1880–1895
Henry Mort 1882–1900
Henry Moses 1885–1923
James Norton 1879–1906
Daniel O'Connor   [lower-alpha 19] 1891–1892, 1895–1898
Richard O'Connor 1888–1898 Minister of Justice
(23 October 1891 – 14 December 1893)
William Pigott 1887–1907
Charles Pilcher 1891–1916
Arthur Renwick 1888–1908
Alban Riley   [lower-alpha 15] 1891–1893
Charles Roberts 1890–1925
Richard Roberts 1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle   [lower-alpha 10] 1882–1893
Alexander Ryrie   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1909
Sir Julian Salomons 1870–1871, 1887–1899 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(23 October 1891 – 26 January 1893)
George Simpson 1885–1894
Patrick Shepherd 1888–1903
John Smith 1880–1895
Thomas Smith   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1902
Septimus Stephen 1887–1900
John Stewart 1879–1895
William Suttor Jr. 1880–1900
Harman Tarrant 1890–1896
George Thornton 1877–1901
John Toohey   [lower-alpha 6] 1892–1903
William Trickett 1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery 1887–1906
William Walker 1888–1908
James Watson 1887–1907
Edmund Webb 1882–1899
Robert White 1888–1900
John Young   [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 14] 1892–1893

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Notes

  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: D O'Connor appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>Daniel O'Connor was appointed on 29 July 1891,<ref> "Daniel O'Connor appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (487). 29 July 1891. p. 5951. Retrieved 2 September 2021– via Trove.
  2. 1 2 William Byrnes died on 25 October 1891.
  3. 1 2 Sir William Macleay died on 7 December 1891.
  4. 1 2 Sir John Hay died on 20 January 1892.
  5. 1 2 Alexander Dodds died on 6 February 1892.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 members were appointed on 30 April 1892 and took their seats on 30 August 1892. [3]
  7. 1 2 William Halliday died on 25 August 1892.
  8. 1 2 Andrew Garran resigned on 19 October 1892 to accept appointment as president of the New South Wales Council of Arbitration.
  9. 1 2 The seat of Francis Lord was declared vacant due to absence on 19 January 1893. [4]
  10. 1 2 Jeremiah Rundle died on 6 March 1893.
  11. 1 2 Samuel Joseph died on 24 August 1893.
  12. 1 2 John Eales died on 30 April 1894.
  13. 1 2 Walter Lamb resigned on 3 November 1893 due to bankruptcy.
  14. 1 2 John Young died on 16 November 1893.
  15. 1 2 Alban Riley resigned on 16 November 1893 due to bankruptcy.
  16. 1 2 Charles Heydon was appointed on 15 December 1893. [5]
  17. 1 2 Peter Faucett died on 22 May 1894.
  18. 1 2 James Ellis resigned on 9 July 1894 to successfully contest the election for Newcastle West.
  19. ↑

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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] and resigned on 22 December 1892 due to bankruptcy.
  3. ↑ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (333). 30 April 1892. p. 3771. Retrieved 2 September 2021– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Seat vacated" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Council. 19 January 1893. p. 3211.
  5. ↑ "Charles Heydon appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (856). 15 December 1893. p. 9432. Retrieved 2 September 2021– via Trove.

 

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