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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Francis Suttor was appointed on 21 February 1889,[2] and took his seat on 27 February 1889.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c The seats of William Grahame and Edward Ogilvie were declared vacant due to absence on 27 February 1889.[4]
  4. ^ a b David Buchanan died on 4 April 1890.
  5. ^ a b c d 3 members were appointed on 15 April 1890,[5] and took their seats on 29 April 1890.
  6. ^ a b Sir Patrick Jennings was appointed on 15 April 1890,[5] and took his seat on 22 May 1890.
  7. ^ a b c The seat of John Watt was declared vacant due to absence on 29 April 1890.[6]
  8. ^ a b James White died on 13 July 1890.
  9. ^ a b Alexander Campbell died on 24 July 1890.
  10. ^ a b George Campbell died on 2 September 1890.
  11. ^ a b Sir Alfred Stephen resigned on 27 October 1890 to become acting Governor of New South Wales.
  12. ^ a b James Neale died on 27 December 1890.
  13. ^ a b c d e 4 members were appointed on 24 March 1891,[7] and took their seats on 19 May 1891.
  14. ^ a b Edmund Barton resigned on 12 June 1891 to stand for the Legislative Assembly at the 1891 East Sydney election.
  15. ^ a b Francis Suttor resigned on 13 June 1891 to stand for the Legislative Assembly at the 1891 Bathurst election.
  16. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Francis Bathurst Suttor appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 113. 21 February 1889. p. 1409. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 118. 22 February 1889. p. 1467. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Seats vacated" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 27 February 1889. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 210. 15 April 1890. p. 3157. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Seat vacated" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 29 April 1890. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 192. 24 March 1891. p. 2206. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[p]