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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1864 to 1869 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1864–65 colonial election on 22 November 1864 and the beginning of the 1869–70 colonial election on 3 December 1869. The President was Sir Terence Murray.[10]

Name Years in office Office
George Allen 1856–1861, 1861–1877 Chairman of Committees
John Blaxland 1863–1884
William Busby [p] 1867–1887
William Byrnes 1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell 1864–1890
John Campbell 1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm [a] 1865–1888
Edward Cox [j][r] 1866–1868
George Cox 1863–1901
Frederick Darley [t] 1868–1886
Joseph Docker 1856–1861, 1863–1884 Representative of the Government (22 January 1866 – 26 October 1868)
Robert Fitzgerald [c] 1856–1861, 1861–1865
Samuel Gordon 1861–1882
John Hargrave [e] 1859–1861, 1861–1865 Representative of the Government (3 February 1865 – 21 January 1866)
John Hay [o] 1867–1892
Thomas Holt [t] 1868–1883
Thomas Icely 1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874
Patrick Jennings [q] 1867–1869, 1890–1897
Robert Johnson [l] 1856–1861, 1863–1866
Edward Lloyd [d] 1863–1865
Francis Lord 1856–1861, 1864–1893
James Macarthur [j][m] 1866–1867
Sir William Macarthur 1864–1882
John MacFarlane 1858–1861, 1861–1870
Sir William Manning [x] 1861–1876, 1888–1895 Attorney General (21 October 1868 - 15 December 1870)
Alexander McArthur [g] 1861–1865
Francis Merewether [g] 1856–1861, 1861–1865
James Mitchell [v] 1856–1861, 1861–1869
Henry Moore [t] 1868–1888
Sir Terence Murray 1862–1873 President
Edward Ogilvie 1863–1889
Robert Owen [u] 1868–1878 Representative of the Government (27 October 1868 – 1 August 1870)
Alexander Park [t] 1858–1861, 1868–1873
John Plunkett [w] 1857–1858, 1861–1869 Representative of the Government (23 November 1863 – 2 February 1865)
John Richardson [t] 1868–1887
Bourn Russell 1858–1861, 1861–1880
William Russell [g] 1861–1865
Alexander Scott [i] 1862–1866
Sir Edward Deas Thomson 1856–1861, 1861–1879
Robert Towns 1856–1861, 1863–1873
William Walker [n] 1863–1867
Hugh Wallace [k][s] 1866–1868
Edward Ward [b] 1861–1865
John Watt [h] 1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes [f] 1865–1880

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b James Chisholm was appointed on 17 October 1864,[1] but did not take his seat until 27 January 1865.
  2. ^ a b Edward Ward resigned on 12 April 1865.
  3. ^ a b Robert Fitzgerald died on 9 May 1865.
  4. ^ a b Edward Lloyd resigned on 10 May 1865.
  5. ^ a b John Hargrave resigned on 23 June 1865 having been appointed a Judge of the Supreme court.
  6. ^ a b Elias Weekes was appointed on 11 July 1865,[2] and took his seat on 24 October 1865.
  7. ^ a b c d The seats of Alexander McArthur, Francis Merewether and William Russell were declared vacant due to absence on 24 October 1865.[3]
  8. ^ a b John Watt resigned on 9 April 1866 to leave for England.
  9. ^ a b Alexander Scott resigned on 1 May 1866.
  10. ^ a b c Edward Cox and James Macarthur were appointed on 5 June 1866,[4] and took their seats on 24 July 1866.
  11. ^ a b Hugh Wallace was appointed on 5 June 1866,[4] and took his seat on 16 August 1866.
  12. ^ a b Robert Johnson died on 6 November 1866.
  13. ^ a b James Macarthur died on 21 April 1867.
  14. ^ a b resigned on 25 April 1867 departing permanently for England.
  15. ^ a b John Hay was appointed on 26 June 1867,[5] and took his seat on 2 July 1867.
  16. ^ a b William Busby was appointed on 1 July 1867,[6] and took his seat on 2 July 1867.
  17. ^ a b Patrick Jennings was appointed on 28 March 1867,[7] and took his seat on 31 July 1867.
  18. ^ a b Edward Cox died on 18 May 1868.
  19. ^ a b Hugh Wallace died on 7 June 1868.
  20. ^ a b c d e f 5 Members were appointed on 28 September 1868,[8] and took their seats on 13 October 1868.
  21. ^ a b Robert Owen was appointed on 8 December 1868,[9] and took his seat the same day.
  22. ^ a b James Mitchell died on 1 February 1869.
  23. ^ a b John Plunkett died on 9 May 1869.
  24. ^ While Sir William Manning was Attorney General he refused to sit in the cabinet or represent the government in the Council.

References

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  1. ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 201. 17 October 1864. p. 2331. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Elias Carpenter Weekes appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 148. 11 July 1865. p. 1547. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Legislative Council: vacated seats". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 October 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 115. 5 June 1866. p. 1348. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "John Hay appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 104. 28 June 1867. p. 1511. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "William Busby appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 106. 2 July 1867. p. 1529. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Patrick Alfred Jennings appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 54. 29 March 1867. p. 834. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 239. 29 September 1868. p. 3347. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Robert Owen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 300. 8 December 1868. p. 4455. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]
  1. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Chisholm appointed,[a] Ward resigned,[b] Fitzgerald died,[c] Lloyd resigned,[d] Hargrave resigned,[e] Weekes appointed,[f] 3 vacated,[g] Watt resigned,[h] Scott resigned,[i] 2 appointed,[j] Wallace appointed,[k] Johnson died,[l] J Macarthur died,[m] Walker resigned,[n] Hay appointed,[o] Busby appointed,[p] Jennings appointed,[q] E Cox died,[r] Wallace died,[s] 5 appointed,[t] Owen appointed,[u] Mitchell died,[v] Plunkett died,[w]

 

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