Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869

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This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from its creation on 1 May 1860 to 31 December 1869. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. Prior to 1860, Queensland was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Contents

Starting with 11 members, by 26 April 1861, the council had increased to 21 members. From then until the end of the decade, the mean membership was slightly over 20, ranging from 16–17 for a period from July 1865 to February 1866, to 23–24 for a period from July 1863 to April 1864.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

Chairman of Committees:

Members

The following members served in the Legislative Council between 1860 and 1869: [1]

NameDate appointedDate leftReason for leaving
John Balfour 1 May 186023 April 1864Resignation
William Barker 26 April 186122 July 1863Resignation
John Alexander Bell 26 September 186621 November 1872
Francis Edward Bigge 1 May 186016 May 1873
John Bramston 3 July 186317 November 1869Resignation
Alfred Henry Brown 26 April 186113 May 1863Resignation
Eyles Browne 3 July 186314 August 1882
Alfred Compigne 1 May 186023 April 1864Resignation
John Douglas 22 February 186625 July 1866Elected to Assembly
John Douglas 11 December 186813 November 1869Resignation
Henry Fitz 23 May 186016 May 1873
George Fullerton 1 May 186022 May 1864Seat vacated
John Galloway 1 May 18601 May 1865Resignation
John Galloway 13 November 186917 April 1872
James Garrick 13 November 18698 December 1870
James Gibbon 22 February 186619 February 1887
St. George Richard Gore 3 July 186316 August 1871
Henry Harden 10 June 18681 June 1870
George Harris 23 May 186031 August 1876
John Heussler 26 September 18668 October 1870
William Hobbs 26 April 186118 October 1880
Louis Hope 24 April 18621 November 1882
Frederick Isaac 25 August 186412 July 1865Death
James Laidley 1 May 186016 August 1864Resignation
William Landsborough 20 December 186223 September 1865Resignation
John McConnel 26 April 186116 July 1868Resignation
John Frederick McDougall 1 May 186013 September 1895
Robert Massie 1 May 186014 May 1862Resignation
Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior 22 February 186631 December 1892
Charles Nicholson 1 May 186023 June 1863Returned to England
Francis North 3 July 18639 December 1864Death
Albert Norton 11 September 186729 May 1868Resignation
Maurice Charles O'Connell 1 May 186023 March 1879
John Panton 22 February 18662 October 1866Death
Ratcliffe Pring 24 April 186226 May 1863Elected to Assembly
Daniel Foley Roberts 23 May 186026 July 1889
Henry Simpson 29 July 186829 April 1882
Stephen Simpson 23 May 18603 February 1865Resignation
Richard Joseph Smith 3 July 186312 June 1866Resignation
William Thornton 26 September 18668 September 1879
John Watts 8 April 186431 October 1864Elected to Assembly
William Duckett White 26 April 18615 August 1880
Western Wood 26 April 186120 March 1868Resignation
William Yaldwyn 10 June 186815 May 1877
William Henry Yaldwyn 1 May 186013 June 1863Resignation
William Henry Yaldwyn 1 May 186528 August 1866Death

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References

  1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)