Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1901–1904

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1901 to 1904 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the state election on 3 July 1901 and the state election on 6 August 1904. [1] The President was Sir John Lackey until 23 May 1903 and then Sir Francis Suttor. [2] Hyam died, [lower-alpha 2] Thornton died, [lower-alpha 3] Cox died, [lower-alpha 4] Langwell resigned, [lower-alpha 5] Lucas died, [lower-alpha 6] T Smith died, [lower-alpha 7] Bowker died, [lower-alpha 8] Toohey died, [lower-alpha 9] Roberts died, [lower-alpha 10] Greville died, [lower-alpha 11] Shepherd died, [lower-alpha 12] Mackellar resigned, [lower-alpha 13] Lackey died, [lower-alpha 14] Mackellar appointed, [lower-alpha 15] Backhouse died, [lower-alpha 16] King died, [lower-alpha 17] </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
Benjamin Backhouse   [lower-alpha 16]   Independent 1895–1904
Reginald Black   Liberal Reform 1900–1928
Richard Bowker   [lower-alpha 8]   Independent 1888–1903
Alexander Brown   Progressive 1892–1926
Nicholas Buzacott   Labour 1899–1933
William Campbell   Progressive 1890–1906
Samuel Charles 1885–1909
George Cox   [lower-alpha 4]   Liberal Reform 1863–1901
John Creed 1885–1930
William Cullen 1895–1910
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
George Day   Independent 1889–1906
George Earp   Progressive 1900–1933
Robert Fitzgerald   [lower-alpha 18]   Liberal Reform 1901–1933
Fred Flowers   Labour 1900–1928
Robert Fowler   Liberal Reform 1895–1906
George Greene 1899–1911
Edward Greville   [lower-alpha 11]   Progressive 1892–1903
Nicholas Hawken   Liberal Reform 1899–1908
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
Solomon Hyam   [lower-alpha 2]   Progressive 1892–1901
Richard Jones   Liberal Reform 1899–1909
Henry Kater   Independent 1889–1924
Andrew Kerr   Liberal Reform 1888–1907
Alexander Kethel 1895–1916
Philip King   [lower-alpha 17] 1880–1904
Sir John Lackey   [lower-alpha 14]   Progressive 1885–1903
Hugh Langwell   [lower-alpha 5]   Labour 1900–1902
George Lee   Liberal Reform 1882–1912
William Long   Liberal Reform 1885–1909
John Lucas   [lower-alpha 6] 1880–1902
John Macintosh   Independent 1882–1911
Kenneth Mackay   Progressive 1899–1934
Charles Mackellar   [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 15] 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   Liberal Reform 1879–1906
William Pigott 1887–1907
Charles Pilcher 1891–1916
Sir Arthur Renwick 1888–1908
Charles Roberts 1890–1925
Richard Roberts   [lower-alpha 10] 1882–1903
William Robson   Progressive 1900–1920
Alexander Ross 1900–1912
Alexander Ryrie   Independent 1892–1909
Patrick Shepherd   [lower-alpha 12]   Liberal Reform 1888–1903
Thomas Slattery   Progressive 1900–1905
Fergus Smith   Liberal Reform 1895–1924
Thomas Smith   [lower-alpha 7]   Progressive 1892–1902
Henry Stuart   Labour 1900–1910
Sir Francis Suttor   Progressive 1889–1891, 1900–1915
George Thornton   [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal Reform 1877–1901
John Toohey   [lower-alpha 9]   Progressive 1892–1903
William Trickett   Liberal Reform 1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery 1887–1906
William Walker 1888–1908
Jack Want 1894–1905
James Watson 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: Fitzgerald appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>Robert Fitzgerald was appointed on 1 September 1901.<ref> "Robert George Dundas Fitzgerald (606)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 17 July 1901. p. 5591. Retrieved 29 August 2021– via Trove.
  2. 1 2 Solomon Hyam died on 8 November 1901.
  3. 1 2 George Thornton died on 23 November 1901.
  4. 1 2 George Cox died on 28 November 1901.
  5. 1 2 Hugh Langwell resigned on 20 January 1902 as he had been appointed a Commissioner of the Western Lands Board.
  6. 1 2 John Lucas died on 1 March 1902.
  7. 1 2 Thomas Smith died on 27 July 1902.
  8. 1 2 Richard Bowker died on 3 April 1903.
  9. 1 2 John Toohey died on 5 May 1903.
  10. 1 2 Richard Roberts died on 17 June 1903.
  11. 1 2 Edward Greville died on 9 July 1903.
  12. 1 2 Patrick Shepherd died on 31 July 1903.
  13. 1 2 Charles Mackellar resigned on 19 October 1903 as he had been appointed a Senator for New South Wales.
  14. 1 2 Sir John Lackey died on 11 November 1903.
  15. 1 2 Charles Mackellar did not contest the 1903 federal election and was re-appointed on 26 November 1903. [3]
  16. 1 2 Benjamin Backhouse died on 29 July 1904.
  17. 1 2 Philip King died on 5 August 1904.
  18. ↑

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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]
  3. ↑ "Charles Kinnaird Mackellar appointed to the Legislative Council (615)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 26 November 1903. p. 8683. Retrieved 29 August 2021– via Trove.
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