Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1907–1910

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1907 to 1910 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 10 September 1907 and the election on 14 October 1910. [1] The President was Sir Francis Suttor. [2] Wise vacated, [lower-alpha 2] Humphery died, [lower-alpha 3] Hayes died, [lower-alpha 4] Walker died, [lower-alpha 5] Hawken died, [lower-alpha 6] 12 appointed, [lower-alpha 7] Carruthers appointed, [lower-alpha 8] Renwick died, [lower-alpha 9] Long resigned, [lower-alpha 10] Jones died, [lower-alpha 11] Ryrie died, [lower-alpha 12] Brunker died, [lower-alpha 13] Charles died, [lower-alpha 14] Cullen resigned, [lower-alpha 15] Patten resigned, [lower-alpha 16] Gunn died, [lower-alpha 17] </ref></ref>

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NamePartyYears in office
James Ashton   [lower-alpha 18]   Liberal Reform 1907–1934
Joseph Beeston   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1921
Reginald Black 1900–1928
Alexander Brown 1892–1926
James Brunker   [lower-alpha 13] 1905–1909
James Burns   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1923
Nicholas Buzacott   Labor 1899–1933
Sir Joseph Carruthers   [lower-alpha 8]   Liberal Reform 1908–1932
Samuel Charles   [lower-alpha 14] 1885–1909
John Creed 1885–1930
William Cullen   [lower-alpha 15] 1895–1910
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
William Dick   [lower-alpha 18] 1907–1932
George Earp 1900–1933
John Farleigh   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1934
Robert Fitzgerald 1901–1933
Fred Flowers   Labor 1900–1928
Edmund Fosbery    Liberal Reform 1904–1919
James Gannon 1904–1924
John Garland   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1921
James Gormly 1904–1922
George Greene 1899–1911
Henry Gullett   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1914
John Gunn   [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 17] 1908–1910
Nicholas Hawken   [lower-alpha 6] 1899–1908
James Hayes   [lower-alpha 4] 1904–1908
John Hepher   Labor 1899–1932
Louis Heydon   Liberal Reform 1889–1918
William Hill 1900–1919
William Holborow 1899–1917
John Hughes   Liberal Reform 1895–1912
Thomas Hughes   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1930
Frederick Humphery   [lower-alpha 3] 1888–1908
William Hurley 1904–1924
Richard Jones   [lower-alpha 11] 1899–1909
Henry Kater   Independent 1889–1924
Andrew Kerr   [lower-alpha 19]   Liberal Reform 1888–1907
Alexander Kethel 1895–1916
George Lee 1882–1912
William Long   [lower-alpha 10] 1885–1909
John Macintosh   Independent 1882–1911
Kenneth Mackay   Liberal Reform 1899–1934
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925
Sir Normand MacLaurin   [lower-alpha 11]   Independent 1889–1914
Sir Samuel McCaughey 1899–1919
John Meagher 1900–1920
Alfred Meeks   Liberal Reform 1900–1932
Henry Moses 1885–1923
John Nash 1900–1925
Broughton O'Conor   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1940
Sir Arthur Renwick   [lower-alpha 9] 1888–1908
Robert Patten   [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 16] 1908–1910
Charles Pilcher   [lower-alpha 2] 1891–1916
Charles Roberts 1890–1925
William Robson 1900–1920
Alexander Ross 1900–1912
Alexander Ryrie   [lower-alpha 12]   Independent 1892–1909
Fergus Smith   Liberal Reform 1895–1924
Henry Stuart   Labor 1900–1910
Sir Francis Suttor   Independent 1889–1891, 1900–1915
John Travers   [lower-alpha 7]   Labor 1908–1934
William Trickett   Liberal Reform 1888–1916
William Walker   [lower-alpha 5] 1888–1908
James Watson   [lower-alpha 20] 1887–1907
John Wetherspoon   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1928
James White   [lower-alpha 7] 1908–1927
James Wilson   Labor 1899–1925
Frederick Winchcombe   [lower-alpha 18]   Liberal Reform 1907–1917
Bernhard Wise   [lower-alpha 2] 1900–1908

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Notes

  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Watson died, Kerr died, 3 appointed,<ref name=':1' group='lower-alpha'>3 members were appointed on 2 October 1907.<ref> "Appointments to the Legislative Council (123)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 30 September 1907. p. 5473. Retrieved 24 August 2021– via Trove.
  2. 1 2 3 The seat of Bernhard Wise was declared vacant due to absence on 10 March 1908. [3]
  3. 1 2 Frederick Humphery died on 10 April 1908.
  4. 1 2 James Hayes died on 24 May 1908.
  5. 1 2 William Walker died on 12 June 1908.
  6. 1 2 Nicholas Hawken died on 13 July 1908.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 members were appointed on 21 July 1908. [4]
  8. 1 2 Sir Joseph Carruthers was appointed on 28 October 1908. [5]
  9. 1 2 Sir Arthur Renwick died on 23 November 1908.
  10. 1 2 William Long resigned on 17 March 1909.
  11. 1 2 3 Richard Jones died on 30 April 1909.
  12. 1 2 Alexander Ryrie died on 29 May 1909.
  13. 1 2 James Brunker died on 26 June 1909.
  14. 1 2 Samuel Charles died on 23 September 1909.
  15. 1 2 William Cullen resigned on 25 January 1910.
  16. 1 2 Robert Patten resigned on 28 February 1910.
  17. 1 2 John Gunn died on 21 September 1910.
  18. 1 2 3
  19. ↑
  20. ↑

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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. ↑ "Mr B R Wise: name struck off the register" (pdf). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Council. 10 March 1908. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Appointments to the Legislative Council (85)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 16 July 1908. p. 3899. Retrieved 15 August 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Sir Joseph Carruthers appointed to the Legislative Council (116)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 7 October 1908. p. 5338. Retrieved 24 August 2021– via Trove.

 

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