Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1872–1874

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1872 to 1874 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1872 colonial election on 13 February 1872 and the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874.^[1] The President was Sir Terence Murray until his death on 22 June 1873 and then John Hay.^[6]

Name	Years in office	Office
George Allen	1856–1861, 1861–1877	Chairman of Committees (4 June 1856 – 15 January 1873)
John Blaxland	1863–1884
William Busby	1867–1887
William Byrnes	1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell	1864–1890
Charles Campbell	1870–1888
John Campbell	1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm	1865–1888
Edward Cox [lower-alpha 10]	1874–1883
George Cox	1863–1901
William Dalley [lower-alpha 7]	1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888
Frederick Darley	1868–1886
Leopold De Salis [lower-alpha 9]	1874–1898
Joseph Docker	1856–1861, 1863–1884	Representative of the Government and Postmaster-General (16 December 1870 – 13 May 1872) Chairman of Committees (15 January 1873 – 9 February 1875)
John Fairfax [lower-alpha 3]	1874–1877
John Frazer [lower-alpha 9]	1874–1884
Samuel Gordon	1861–1882
John Hay	1867–1892	President (8 July 1872 - 10 January 1892)
Thomas Holt	1868–1883
Thomas Icely [lower-alpha 8]	1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874
Joseph Innes [lower-alpha 2]	1873–1881	Representative of the Government (13 September 1873 – 8 February 1875) Attorney General (20 November 1873 – 8 February 1875)
Francis Lord	1856–1861, 1864–1893
Sir William Macarthur	1864–1882
Sir William Manning	1861–1876, 1888–1895
Jacob Montefiore [lower-alpha 9]	1856–1860, 1874–1877
Henry Moore	1868–1888
Sir Terence Murray [lower-alpha 5]	1862–1873	President (14 October 1862 - 22 June 1873)
Edward Ogilvie	1863–1889
Robert Owen	1868–1878
Alexander Park [lower-alpha 6]	1858–1861, 1868–1873
John Richardson	1868–1887
Bourn Russell	1858–1861, 1861–1880
Saul Samuel [lower-alpha 1]	1872–1880	Postmaster-General and Vice-President of the Executive Council (3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875)
Thomas Smart	1870–1881
John Smith [lower-alpha 9]	1874–1885
Sir Edward Deas Thomson	1856–1861, 1861–1879
Robert Towns [lower-alpha 4]	1856–1861, 1863–1873
John Watt [lower-alpha 3]	1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes	1865–1880
James White [lower-alpha 9]	1874–1890

See also

• Third Martin ministry (1870–1872)
• First Parkes ministry (1872–1875)

Notes

1. Saul Samuel was appointed on 5 June 1872,^[2] and took his seat on 12 June 1872.
2. Joseph Innes was appointed on 1 September 1873,^[3] and took his seat on 9 September 1873.
3. John Fairfax and John Watt were appointed on 29 October 1874,^[4] and took their seats on 3 November 1874.
4. Robert Towns died on 11 April 1873.
5. Sir Terence Murray died on 22 June 1873.
6. Alexander Park died on 21 July 1873.
7. William Dalley resigned on 19 September 1873.
8. Thomas Icely died on 13 February 1874.
9. 5 members were appointed on 14 July 1874,^[5] and took their seats on 3 November 1874.
10. Edward Cox was appointed on 14 July 1874,^[5] and took his seat on 11 November 1874.

References

1. "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "Saul Samuel appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 158. 5 June 1872. p. 1457. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
3. "Joseph George Long Innes appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 207. 2 September 1873. p. 2389. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
4. "John Fairfax and John Brown Watt appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 244. 29 October 1874. p. 3251. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
5. "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 176. 17 July 1874. p. 2213. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Trove.
6. "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.^{[lower-roman 1]}

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