This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851.[ 1] [ 2] The 1843 Electoral Act prescribed 36 members, 24 to be elected, 6 appointed by virtue of their office (Colonial Secretary , Colonial Treasurer , Auditor-General , Attorney General , Commander of the forces and Collector of Customs)[ 3] and 6 nominated. The appointments and elections were for five year terms and thus occurred in 1843,[ 4] and 1848.[ 5] The Speaker was Alexander Macleay until 19 May 1846 and then Charles Nicholson .[ 6] The parliament was dissolved on 30 June 1851 as a result of the 1851 Electoral Act which increased the number of members in the Council to 54 (18 to be appointed and 36 elected).[ 7]
Name
Appointed or District
Years in office
John Airey [ t]
Port Phillip
1847–1848
George Allen [ j]
Appointed
1845–1856
George Barney [ a]
Appointed (Colonial Engineer)
1843; 1851–1856
Alexander Berry
Appointed
1843–1856
William Bland [ ab] [ af]
City of Sydney
1843–1848; 1849–1850; 1858–1861
John Blaxland [ j]
Appointed
1829–1844
William Bowman
Cumberland Boroughs
1843–1851; 1853–1856
Benjamin Boyd [ f] [ o]
Port Phillip
1844–1845
Thomas Boyd [ m] [ q]
Port Phillip
1845
William Bradley [ s]
County of Argyle
1843–1846; 1851–1856
Edward Brewster [ q] [ v]
Port Phillip
1846–1848
James Byrnes [ ac]
County of Cumberland
1850–1851
John Coghill [ i]
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
1843–1845
Henry Condell [ c]
Town of Melbourne
1843–1844
Daniel Cooper [ z]
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
1849–1851; 1855–1856
Charles Cowper [ ac]
County of Cumberland
1843–1850; 1851–1856; 1860
Edward Curr [ o] [ r]
Port Phillip
1845–1846; 1848–1849
Henry Dangar [ p]
County of Northumberland
1845–1851
John Darvall [ e]
Appointed; County of Bathurst
1844–1856
John Dickson
Port Phillip
1848–1851; 1856–1859
Stuart Donaldson [ u]
County of Durham
1848–1853; 1855–1856
William Dumaresq
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
1843–1848; 1851–1856
Charles Ebden [ d] [ v] [ ae]
Port Phillip
1843–1844; 1848; 1850–1851
Hastings Elwin [ e]
Appointed
1843–1844
William Faithfull [ s]
County of Argyle
1846–1848
Robert Fitzgerald [ y]
County of Cumberland
1849–1856; 1856–1865
John Foster [ r] [ ae]
Port Phillip
1846–1848; 1849–1850
William Foster [ p]
County of Northumberland
1843–1845
John Gibbes
Appointed (Collector of Customs)
1843–1855
Patrick Grant [ n]
Northumberland Boroughs
1845–1848
Earl Grey [ ah]
City of Melbourne
1848–1850
Edward Hamilton [ k] [ ad]
Appointed
1843–1846; 1848–1850
George Hill [ z]
Counties of St Vincent and Auckland
1848–1849; 1856–1861
Thomas Icely
Appointed
1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874
Richard Jones [ b] [ ag]
Appointed; Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
1829–1843; 1850–1852
Phillip King [ ad]
Appointed
1839; 1850–1851; 1851–1856
John Lamb [ g]
Appointed
1844–1851; 1851–1853; 1857–1861
John Lang [ af] [ t]
Port Phillip ; City of Sydney
1843–1847; 1850–1851; 1854–1856
Nelson Lawson [ y]
County of Cumberland
1848–1849
William Lawson
County of Cumberland
1843–1848
William Lithgow
Appointed (Auditor-General )
1829–1852
Francis Lord
County of Bathurst
1843–1848; 1856–1861; 1864–1893
Robert Lowe [ b] [ g] [ i] [ ab]
Appointed;Counties of St Vincent and Auckland ; City of Sydney
1843–1844; 1845–1849
Hannibal Macarthur
Town of Parramatta
1830–1848
James Macarthur
County of Camden
1839–1843; 1848–1856; 1866–1867
William Macarthur [ x]
Port Phillip
1849–1855; 1864–1882
Lauchlan Mackinnon [ ae]
Port Phillip
1848–1850
Alexander Macleay [ w]
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
1825–1836; 1843–1848
James Martin
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
1848–1856
Donald McIntyre
Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh
1848–1851
William Mercer [ ae]
Port Phillip
1850–1851
Thomas Mitchell [ d] [ f]
Port Phillip
1844
Henry Moor [ aa]
Port Phillip
1849–1851
Terence Murray
Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana
1843–1856
Bob Nichols
Northumberland Boroughs
1848–1856
Charles Nicholson
Port Phillip ; County of Argyle
1843–1856
Maurice O'Connell Jr. [ l]
Port Phillip
1845–1848
Maurice O'Connell Sr.
Appointed (Commander of the forces)
1838–1848
George Oakes
Town of Parramatta
1848–1856; 1879–1881
James Palmer [ aa]
Port Phillip
1848–1849
John Panton
Counties of Cook and Westmoreland
1843–1848
Henry Parker [ k]
Appointed
1846–1856
John Plunkett [ a]
Appointed (Attorney General )
1836–1841; 1843–1856; 1857–58; 1861–69
Campbell Riddell
Appointed (Colonial Treasurer )
1843–1858
Joseph Robinson [ c]
Town of Melbourne
1844–1848
Kenneth Snodgrass [ ag]
Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley
1848–1850
William Suttor Sr.
Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington
1843–1854
Roger Therry [ h]
County of Camden
1841–1845; 1856–1859
Alexander Thomson [ d]
Port Phillip
1843–1844
Edward Thomson
Appointed (Colonial Secretary )
1837–1854; 1856–1879
Thomas Walker [ l]
Port Phillip
1843–1845
D'Arcy Wentworth [ n]
Northumberland Boroughs
1843–1845
William Wentworth
City of Sydney
1843–1854; 1861–1862
William Westgarth [ ah]
City of Melbourne
1850–1851
John Wild [ h]
County of Camden
1845–1848
James Williamson [ x]
Port Phillip
1848–1849
Richard Windeyer [ u]
County of Durham
1843–1847
Edward Wynyard
Appointed (Commander of the forces)
1848–1851
Adolphus Young [ d] [ m]
Port Phillip
1844–1845
^ a b c George Barney resigned in August 1843 and John Plunkett was appointed to replace him.[ 8]
^ a b c Richard Jones resigned on 1 November 1843 and Robert Lowe was appointed to replace him.[ 27]
^ a b c Henry Condell resigned in February 1844 and Joseph Robinson was elected to replace him.[ 16]
^ a b c d e Charles Ebden and Alexander Thomson resigned in March 1844 and Adolphus Young and Sir Thomas Mitchell were elected to replace them.[ 18]
^ a b c Hastings Elwin resigned in July 1844 and John Darvall was appointed to replace him.[ 19]
^ a b c Sir Thomas Mitchell resigned in August 1844 and Benjamin Boyd was elected to replace him.[ 32]
^ a b c Robert Lowe resigned in September 1844 and John Lamb was appointed to replace him.[ 30]
^ a b c Roger Therry resigned in February 1845 as he had been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court for the District of Port Phillip and John Wild was elected to replace him.[ 35]
^ a b c John Coghill resigned in March 1845 and Robert Lowe was elected to replace him.[ 15]
^ a b c John Blaxland resigned in July 1845 and George Allen was appointed to replace him.[ 10]
^ a b c Edward Hamilton resigned in May 1846 and Henry Parker was appointed to replace him.[ 24]
^ a b c Thomas Walker resigned in July 1845 and Maurice O'Connell Jr. was elected to replace him.[ 36]
^ a b c Adolphus Young resigned in July 1845 and Thomas Boyd was elected to replace him.[ 36]
^ a b c D'Arcy Wentworth resigned in July 1845 and Patrick Grant was elected to replace him.[ 37] Grant's election was declared void as he did not meet the property qualification,[ 38] however he was re-elected unopposed.[ 39]
^ a b c Benjamin Boyd resigned in August 1845 and Edward Curr was elected to replace him.[ 11]
^ a b c William Foster resigned in October 1845 and Henry Dangar was elected to replace him.[ 21]
^ a b c Thomas Boyd resigned in December 1845 and Edward Brewster was elected unopposed to replace him.[ 12]
^ a b c d Edward Curr resigned in May 1846 and John Foster was elected unopposed to replace him.;[ 17]
^ a b c William Bradley resigned in July 1846 and William Faithfull was elected to replace him.[ 13]
^ a b c John Lang was absent for two successive sessions of the Council, his seat was declared vacant in November 1847 and John Airey was elected unopposed to replace him.[ 28]
^ a b c Richard Windeyer died in December 1847 and Stuart Donaldson was elected to replace him.;[ 41]
^ a b c Edward Brewster resigned in February 1848 and Charles Ebden was elected unopposed to replace him.[ 14]
^ a b Alexander Macleay died on 19 June 1848 however he was not replaced as the Council was dissolved on 30 June 1848.
^ a b c James Williamson resigned in January 1849 and William Macarthur was elected to replace him.[ 40]
^ a b c Nelson Lawson died in February 1849 and Robert Fitzgerald was elected to replace him.[ 29]
^ a b c George Hill resigned in May 1849 and Daniel Cooper was elected to replace him.[ 26]
^ a b c James Palmer resigned in May 1849 and Henry Moor was elected unopposed to replace him.[ 33]
^ a b c Robert Lowe resigned in November 1849 and William Bland was elected to replace him.[ 31]
^ a b c Charles Cowper resigned in February 1850 and James Byrnes was elected to replace him.[ 13]
^ a b c Edward Hamilton resigned in May 1850 and Phillip King was appointed to replace him.[ 25]
^ a b c d e Lauchlan Mackinnon and John Foster resigned in May 1850 and Charles Ebden and William Mercer were elected to replace them.[ 20]
^ a b c William Bland resigned in June 1850 and John Lang was elected to replace him.[ 9]
^ a b c Kenneth Snodgrass resigned in September 1850 and Richard Jones was elected to replace him.[ 34]
^ a b c Earl Grey was the Colonial Secretary in London had never set foot in the colony and there was no suggestion he met the property requirement for election. He was nominated and elected as part of the campaign for independence, protesting against government by New South Wales.[ 22] As he did not attend the Legislative Council his seat was vacated on 31 October 1850 and William Westgarth was elected to replace him.[ 23]
^ Outside of the general elections and appointments in 1843 and 1848, the members elected or appointed, in chronological order, were
Plunkett,[ a]
Lowe,[ b]
Robinson, [ c]
Young & Mitchell,[ d]
Darvall,[ e]
B Boyd,[ f]
Lamb,[ g]
Wild,[ h]
Lowe,[ i]
Allen,[ j]
Parker,[ k]
O'Connell,[ l]
T Boyd,[ m]
Grant,[ n]
Curr,[ o]
Dangar,[ p]
Brewster,[ q]
J Forster,[ r]
Faithfull,[ s]
Airey,[ t]
Donaldson,[ u]
Ebden,[ v]
N/A,[ w]
Macarthur,[ x]
Fitzgerald,[ y]
J Foster,[ r]
Cooper,[ z]
Moor,[ aa]
Bland,[ ab]
Byrnes,[ ac]
King,[ ad]
Ebden & Mercer,[ ae]
Lang,[ af]
Jones,[ ag] and
Westgarth.[ ah]