Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1889–1891
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1889 to 1891 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier . This list includes members between the elections commencing on 1 February 1889 and the elections commencing on 17 June 1891 .[ 1] The President was Sir John Hay .[ 8]
Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.
Name
Years in office
Office
Edmund Barton [ n]
1887–1891, 1897–1898
Richard Bowker
1888–1903
David Buchanan [ b] [ d]
1889–1890
William Byrnes
1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell [ i]
1864–1890
George Campbell [ j]
1888–1890
William Campbell [ e]
1890–1906
Samuel Charles
1885–1909
Edward Combes [ m]
1891–1895
George Cox
1863–1901
John Creed
1885–1930
Henry Dangar
1883–1917
John Davies
1888–1896
George Day [ b]
1889–1906
Leopold De Salis
1874–1898
Alexander Dodds
1885–1892
John Eales
1880–1894
James Ellis [ m]
1891–1894
Peter Faucett
1888–1894
Andrew Garran
1887–1892, 1895–1901
William Grahame [ c]
1875–1889
William Halliday
1885–1892
Sir John Hay
1867–1892
President
Louis Heydon [ b]
1889–1918
Richard Hill
1880–1895
James Hoskins [ b]
1889–1900
Frederick Humphery
1888–1908
Archibald Jacob
1883–1900
Chairman of Committees
Sir Patrick Jennings [ f]
1867–1869, 1890–1897
Samuel Joseph
1881–1885, 1887–1893
Henry Kater [ b]
1889–1924
Andrew Kerr
1888–1907
Philip King
1880–1904
Edward Knox
1856–1857, 1882–1894
John Lackey
1885–1903
William Laidley [ b]
1889–1897
Walter Lamb [ b]
1889–1893
George Lee
1882–1912
George Lloyd
1887–1897
William Long
1885–1909
Francis Lord
1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas
1880–1902
John Macintosh
1882–1911
Charles Mackellar
1885–1903, 1903–1925
Normand MacLaurin [ b]
1889–1914
Sir William Macleay
1877–1891
Sir William Manning
1861–1876, 1888–1895
Charles Moore
1880–1895
Henry Mort
1882–1900
Henry Moses
1885–1923
James Neale [ l]
1883–1890
James Norton
1879–1906
Richard O'Connor
1888–1898
Edward Ogilvie [ c]
1863–1889
William Pigott
1887–1907
Charles Pilcher [ m]
1891–1916
Arthur Renwick
1888–1908
Alban Riley [ m]
1891–1893
Charles Roberts [ e]
1890–1925
Richard Roberts
1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle [ g]
1882–1893
Sir Julian Salomons
1870–1871, 1887–1899
George Simpson
1885–1894
Attorney General
Patrick Shepherd
1888–1903
John Smith
1880–1895
Sir Alfred Stephen [ k]
1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890
Septimus Stephen
1887–1900
John Stewart
1879–1895
Francis Suttor [ a] [ o]
1889–1891, 1900–1915
William Suttor Jr.
1880–1900
Representative of the Government Vice-President of the Executive Council
Harman Tarrant [ e]
1890–1896
George Thornton
1877–1901
William Trickett
1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery
1887–1906
William Walker
1888–1908
James Watson
1887–1907
John Watt [ g]
1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb
1882–1899
James White [ h]
1874–1890
Robert White
1888–1900
See also
Notes
^ a b Francis Suttor was appointed on 21 February 1889,[ 2] and took his seat on 27 February 1889.
^ a b c d e f g h i 8 members were appointed by the defeated Dibbs ministry on 22 February 1889,[ 3] and took their seats on 27 February 1889.
^ a b c The seats of William Grahame and Edward Ogilvie were declared vacant due to absence on 27 February 1889.[ 4]
^ a b David Buchanan died on 4 April 1890.
^ a b c d 3 members were appointed on 15 April 1890,[ 5] and took their seats on 29 April 1890.
^ a b Sir Patrick Jennings was appointed on 15 April 1890,[ 5] and took his seat on 22 May 1890.
^ a b c The seat of John Watt was declared vacant due to absence on 29 April 1890.[ 6]
^ a b James White died on 13 July 1890.
^ a b Alexander Campbell died on 24 July 1890.
^ a b George Campbell died on 2 September 1890.
^ a b Sir Alfred Stephen resigned on 27 October 1890 to become acting Governor of New South Wales .
^ a b James Neale died on 27 December 1890.
^ a b c d e 4 members were appointed on 24 March 1891,[ 7] and took their seats on 19 May 1891.
^ a b Edmund Barton resigned on 12 June 1891 to stand for the Legislative Assembly at the 1891 East Sydney election .
^ a b Francis Suttor resigned on 13 June 1891 to stand for the Legislative Assembly at the 1891 Bathurst election .
^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were:
F Suttor appointed,[ a]
8 appointed,[ b]
Grahame & Ogilvie vacated,[ c]
Buchanan died,[ d]
3 appointed,[ e]
Jennings appointed,[ f]
Watt vacated,[ g]
J White died,[ h]
A Campbell died,[ i]
G Campbell died,[ j]
A Stephen resigned,[ k]
Neale died,[ l]
4 appointed,[ m]
Barton resigned,[ n]
F Suttor resigned,[ o]
References