Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1885 to 1887 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 16 October 1885 and the elections commencing on 4 February 1887.[1] The President was Sir John Hay.[6]

NameYears in officeOffice
Robert Abbott1883–1888
William Brodribb [lower-alpha 7]1882–1886
John Burns [lower-alpha 11]1887 Representative of the Government
(21 – 27 January 1887)
William Busby1867–1887
William Byrnes1858–1861, 1861–1891
Thomas Cadell [lower-alpha 9]1881–1886
Alexander Campbell1864–1890
Charles Campbell1870–1888
John Campbell [lower-alpha 5]1856, 1861–1886
Samuel Charles1885–1909
James Chisholm1865–1888
George Cox1863–1901
John Creed1885–1930
William Dalley1870–1873, 1875–1880,
1883–1888
Henry Dangar1883–1917
Frederick Darley [lower-alpha 10]1868–1886
Leopold De Salis1874–1898
Alexander Dodds1885–1892
John Eales1880–1894
James Farnell [lower-alpha 2]1885–1887
Edward Flood1879–1888
Alexander Gordon [lower-alpha 8]1883–1886
William Grahame1875–1889
William Halliday1885–1892
Sir John Hay1867–1892 President
Richard Hill1880–1895
Archibald Jacob1883–1900
Philip King1880–1904
Edward Knox1856–1857, 1882–1894
John Lackey1885–1903
George Lee1882–1912
William Long1885–1909
Francis Lord1856–1861, 1864–1893
John Lucas1880–1902
John Macintosh1882–1911
Charles Mackellar1885–1903, 1903–1925 Representative of the Government
Vice-President of the Executive Council
(26 February 1886 – 23 December 1886)
William Macleay1877–1891
Charles Moore1880–1895
Henry Moore1868–1888
Henry Mort1882–1900
Henry Moses1885–1923
James Neale1883–1890
James Norton1879–1906
Edward Ogilvie1863–1889
William Piddington1879–1887 Chairman of Committees
John Richardson1868–1887
Richard Roberts1882–1903
Jeremiah Rundle1882–1893
John Ryan [lower-alpha 12]1883–1887
George Simpson [lower-alpha 4]1885–1894 Representative of the Government
(22 December 1885 – 25 February 1886)
John Smith1880–1895
Sir Alfred Stephen [lower-alpha 3]1856–1858, 1875–1879,
1879–1885, 1886–1890
John Stewart1879–1895
Sir Alexander Stuart [lower-alpha 1]1885–1886
John Suttor [lower-alpha 6]1882–1886
William Suttor Jr.1880–1900
Samuel Terry1882–1887
George Thornton1877–1901 Secretary for Mines
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
(13 November 1885 − 21 December 1885)
John Watt1861–1866, 1874–1890
Edmund Webb1882–1899
James White1874–1890
Robert White [lower-alpha 4]1888–1900

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sir Alexander Stuart was appointed on 7 October 1885,[2] took his seat on 17 November 1885 and died on 16 June 1886.
  2. 1 2 James Farnell was appointed on 7 October 1885,[2] and took his seat on 25 November 1885.
  3. 1 2 Sir Alfred Stephen resigned on 9 November 1885 to become acting Governor of New South Wales and was re-appointed on 16 December 1885,[3] taking his seat on 27 January 1886.
  4. 1 2 3 George Simpson was appointed on 22 December 1885.[4]
  5. 1 2 John Campbell died on 2 January 1886.
  6. 1 2 John Suttor died on 27 May 1886.
  7. 1 2 William Brodribb died on 31 May 1886.
  8. 1 2 Alexander Gordon had retired to England in 1885 and resigned on 18 August 1886.
  9. 1 2 Thomas Cadell resigned on 22 September 1886 to visit England.
  10. 1 2 Frederick Darley resigned on 1 December 1886 as he had been appointed Chief Justice.
  11. 1 2 John Burns was appointed on 21 January 1887,[5] for the purpose of taking charge of the supply bill and resigned on 28 January 1887 to return to the Legislative Assembly.
  12. 1 2 John Ryan died on 28 January 1887.
  13. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Stuart appointed,[lower-alpha 1] Farnell appointed,[lower-alpha 2] Stephen resigned,[lower-alpha 3] Simpson appointed,[lower-alpha 4] J Campbell died,[lower-alpha 5] J Suttor died,[lower-alpha 6] Brodribb died,[lower-alpha 7] Gordon resigned,[lower-alpha 8] Cadell resigned,[lower-alpha 9] Darley resigned,[lower-alpha 10] Burns appointed,[lower-alpha 11] Ryan died,[lower-alpha 12]

References

  1. ↑ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 460. 7 October 1885. p. 6611. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 617. 16 December 1885. p. 8107. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "George Bowen Simpson appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 637. 22 December 1885. p. 8339. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ "John Fitzgerald Burns appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 37. 21 January 1887. p. 477. Retrieved 17 February 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[lower-alpha 13]

 

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