This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1861 to 1865.
This was the second Legislative Council to be elected under the Constitution of 1856, which provided for a house consisting of eighteen members to be elected from the whole State acting as one Electoral District; that six members, selected by lot, should be replaced at General Elections after four years, another six to be replaced four years later and thenceforth each member should have a term of twelve years.[1][2][3]
| Name | Time in office | Term expires | Previously represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Fife Angas | 1851–1866 | Feb. 1865 | Barossa | |
| Henry Ayers | 1857–1869 | Feb. 1869 | ||
| Charles Hervey Bagot | 1851–1853 1857–1861 1865–1869 |
Feb. 1861 | Light | |
| John Baker | 1851–1861 1863–1872 |
Feb. 1861 | Mount Barker | Elected to vacant seat August 1863 |
| John Henry Barrow | 1861– | Feb. 1873 | ||
| Samuel Davenport | 1855–1866 | Feb. 1873 | Non-Official nominee | |
| Charles Davies MD | 1857– | Feb. 1865 | ||
| Thomas Elder | 1863– | elected to vacant seat August 1863 | ||
| Charles G. Everard | 1857– | Feb. 1869 | ||
| James Hurtle Fisher | 1855– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee | |
| Anthony Forster | 1855–1864 | Feb. 1873 | West Adelaide | retired December 1864 |
| Arthur Henry Freeling | 1855–1859 | Feb 1861 | Official nominee (Surveyor-General) | resigned August 1859 |
| Edward Castres Gwynne | 1851–1859 | Feb. 1861 | Non-Official nominee | vacated seat August 1859 to take Supreme Court judge post |
| George Hall | 1851–1867 | Feb. 1869 | Port Adelaide | |
| Edward McEllister | 1863–1866 | elected to vacant seat August 1863 | ||
| John Morphett | 1851– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee | |
| Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran | 1857–1863 | Feb. 1865 | retired June 1863 | |
| William Peacock | 1861– | Feb. 1873 | ||
| Abraham Scott | 1857–1867 | Feb. 1873 | resigned 1867 | |
| William Scott | 1855–1863 | Feb. 1869 | Port Adelaide | Resigned 1863 |
| Judah Moss Solomon | 1861–1866 | Feb. 1873 | ||
| Edward Stirling | 1855– | Feb. 1865 | Non-Official nominee | |
| George Tinline | 1860–1863 | Feb. 1869 | elected April 1860 to fill vacancy Seat declared vacant June 1863 | |
| George Waterhouse | 1860–1864 | Feb. 1869 | elected April 1860 to fill vacancy Resigned December 1864 | |
| William Younghusband | 1851–1861 | Feb. 1861 | Stanley |
References
edit- ^ "Colonial Constitutions". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 16 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The New Parliament". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 26 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Our First Parliament". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 March 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.