- Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1870–1879
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This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.
It was expanded from 21 to 30 members during the period, with 6 members being added on 2 January 1874, and another three on 12 May 1877.
Office bearers
President of the Legislative Council:
- Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860—23 March 1879)
- Joshua Peter Bell (3 April 1879—20 December 1881)
Chairman of Committees:
- Daniel Foley Roberts (30 May 1860—26 July 1889)
Members
Name Date appointed Date left Reason for leaving John Alexander Bell 1866-09-26 1872-11-21 Resignation Joshua Peter Bell 1879-04-03 1881-12-20 Francis Bigge 1860-05-01 1873-05-16 Resignation William Box 1874-01-02 1904-01-26 Alfred Henry Brown 1874-01-12 1882-01-26 Irwin Browne 1863-07-03 1882-08-14 Archibald Buchanan 1874-01-02 1878-06-06 Seat vacated Charles Hardie Buzacott 1879-01-21 1882-07-05 James Cowlishaw 1878-04-18 1922-03-15 George Edmondstone 1877-05-12 1883-02-23 Gilbert Eliott 1870-11-15 1871-06-30 Death Henry Fitz 1860-05-23 1873-05-16 Unknown John Clark Foote 1877-05-12 1895-08-18 John Galloway 1869-11-13 1872-04-17 Resignation James Garrick 1869-11-13 1870-12-08 Seat vacated James Gibbon 1866-02-22 1887-02-19 St. George Richard Gore 1863-07-03 1871-08-16 Death Francis Thomas Gregory 1874-01-02 1888-10-23 Henry Harden 1868-06-10 1870-06-01 Resignation Frederick Hart 1872-07-11 1915-07-15 George Harris 1860-05-23 1876-08-31 Resignation Johann Heussler 1866-09-26 1870-10-08 Seat vacated William Hobbs 1861-04-26 1880-10-18 Samuel Hodgson 1871-11-06 1872-04-16 Resignation Louis Hope 1862-04-24 1882-11-01 William Lambert 1872-03-15 1901-12-03 Francis Ivory 1879-09-15 1881-07-01 William Houston Long 1873-03-10 1878-03-01 Resignation John McDougall 1860-05-01 1895-09-13 Charles Mein 1872-04-26 1883-07-11 Charles Melbourne 1878-04-18 1886-08-18 John Mullen 1872-04-26 1883-07-11 Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior 1866-02-22 1892-12-31 Maurice Charles O'Connell 1860-05-01 1879-03-23 Death Kevin O'Doherty 1877-05-12 1885-11-04 William Pettigrew 1877-05-12 1894-06-23 Robert Ramsay 1874-01-02 1877-06-14 Seat vacated Daniel Foley Roberts 1860-05-23 1889-07-26 Gordon Sandeman 1874-01-02 1886-08-18 Henry Simpson 1868-07-29 1882-04-29 Thomas Blacket Stephens 1876-07-22 1877-08-26 Death James Swan 1878-04-18 1891-05-26 James Taylor 1871-11-04 1893-08-17 George Thorn 1874-01-09 1876-06-16 Transferred to Assembly William Thornton 1866-09-26 1879-09-08 Resignation John Sargent Turner 1878-04-18 1900-07-29 William Henry Walsh 1879-02-20 1888-04-05 Claudius Whish 1870-06-23 1872-04-22 Resignation William Duckett White 1861-04-26 1880-08-05 William Wilson 1874-01-02 1878-06-06 Seat vacated William Yaldwyn 1868-06-10 1877-05-15 Resignation References
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
- Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)
Preceded by
1860–1869Queensland Legislative Council
1870–1879Succeeded by
1880–1889Categories:- Members of Queensland parliaments by term
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