Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1874–1877

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1874 to 1877 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874 and the beginning of the 1877 colonial election on 24 October 1877.^[1] The President was John Hay.^[5]

Name	Years in office	Office
George Allen	1856–1861, 1861–1877
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	1874–1883
George Cox	1863–1901
William Dalley ^[b]	1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888	Attorney General (9 February 1875 – 21 March 1877) (17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877)
Frederick Darley	1868–1886
Leopold De Salis	1874–1898
Joseph Docker	1856–1861, 1863–1884	Chairman of Committees (15 January 1873 – 9 February 1875) Minister of Justice and Public Instruction and Representative of the Government (9 February 1875 – 21 March 1877) Representative of the Government and Vice-President of the Executive Council (17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877)
John Fairfax ^[e]	1874–1877
John Frazer	1874–1884
Samuel Gordon	1861–1882
William Grahame ^[a]	1875–1889
John Hay	1867–1892	President
Thomas Holt	1868–1883
Sir Joseph Innes	1873–1881	Representative of the Government (13 September 1873 – 8 February 1875) Attorney General (20 November 1873 – 8 February 1875) Chairman of Committees (9 February 1875 – 16 December 1880)
Francis Lord	1856–1861, 1864–1893
Sir William Macarthur	1864–1882
Sir William Manning ^[d]	1861–1876, 1888–1895
Jacob Montefiore ^[f]	1856–1860, 1874–1877
Henry Moore	1868–1888
Edward Ogilvie	1863–1889
Robert Owen	1868–1878
John Richardson	1868–1887
Bourn Russell	1858–1861, 1861–1880
Saul Samuel	1872–1880	Postmaster-General and Vice-President of the Executive Council (3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875) (22 March 1877 – 16 August 1877)
Thomas Smart	1870–1881
John Smith	1874–1885
Sir Alfred Stephen ^[c]	1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890
Sir Edward Deas Thomson	1856–1861, 1861–1879
John Watt	1861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes	1865–1880
James White	1874–1890

Notes

^ ^a ^b William Grahame was appointed on 19 January 1875,^[2] and took his seat on 2 February 1875.
^ ^a ^b William Dalley was appointed on 9 February 1875.^[3] and took his seat on the same day.
^ ^a ^b Sir Alfred Stephen was appointed on 8 March 1875,^[4] and took his seat on 23 March 1875.
^ ^a ^b Sir William Manning resigned on 8 May 1876 having been appointed a Judge of the Supreme court.
^ ^a ^b John Fairfax died on 16 June 1877.
^ ^a ^b Jacob Montefiore resigned on 23 July 1877 to move to London.

References

^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ "William Grahame appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1875. p. 119. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
^ "William Bede Dalley appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 32. 9 February 1875. p. 419. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 8 March 1875. p. 681. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.^[i]

^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Grahame appointed,^[a] Dalley appointed,^[b] Stephen appointed,^[c] Manning resigned,^[d] Fairfax died,^[e] Montefiore resigned,^[f]

[:1-3] William Grahame was appointed on 19 January 1875,^[2] and took his seat on 2 February 1875.

[:2-5] William Dalley was appointed on 9 February 1875.^[3] and took his seat on the same day.

[:3-7] Sir Alfred Stephen was appointed on 8 March 1875,^[4] and took his seat on 23 March 1875.

[:6-8] Sir William Manning resigned on 8 May 1876 having been appointed a Judge of the Supreme court.

[:5-9] John Fairfax died on 16 June 1877.

[:4-10] Jacob Montefiore resigned on 23 July 1877 to move to London.

[1] "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[2] "William Grahame appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1875. p. 119. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.

[4] "William Bede Dalley appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 32. 9 February 1875. p. 419. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.

[6] "Sir Alfred Stephen appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 8 March 1875. p. 681. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via Trove.

[President-12] "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.^[i]

[Long_note-11] The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Grahame appointed,^[a] Dalley appointed,^[b] Stephen appointed,^[c] Manning resigned,^[d] Fairfax died,^[e] Montefiore resigned,^[f]

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Legislative Council	1823–1843 1843–1851 1851–1856 1856–1861 1861–1864 1864–1869 1869–1872 1872–1874 1874–1877 1877–1880 1880–1882 1882–1885 1885–1887 1887–1889 1889–1891 1891–1894 1894–1895 1895–1898 1898–1901 1901–1904 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 1913–1917 1917–1920 1920–1922 1922–1925 1925–1927 1927–1930 1930–1932 1932–1934 1934–1937 1937–1940 1940–1943 1943–1946 1946–1949 1949–1952 1952–1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1970 1970–1973 1973–1976 1976–1978 1978–1981 1981–1984 1984–1988 1988–1991 1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 2019–2023 2023–2027

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