Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1856–1861

Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1856–1861

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the inaugural 1856 elections and the 1861 elections.

Name District Years in office
Edward Abbott[R2] Clarence 1856–1864
Robert Adams[7] Hobart Town 1859–1866
William Race Allison Campbell Town 1856–1865
Henry Anstey[M1][10] Oatlands 1856–1859
John Archer[6] Norfolk Plains 1859–1861
William Archer[11] Devon 1860–1862; 1866–1868
John Balfe[1][R3] Franklin 1857–1872;
1874–1880
William Boys [M3] Hobart Town 1857–1861
Henry Butler Brighton 1856–1862; 1866–1885
William Champ[M1][3] Launceston 1856–1857
Thomas Chapman[M1] Hobart Town 1856–1864; 1866–1873
Alexander Clerke[5][12] Launceston 1857–1860; 1862–1863;
1872–1874
Joseph Cohen[12] Launceston 1860–1861
William Crooke[1] Franklin 1856–1857
John Crookes[3] Launceston 1857–1862; 1866
Adye Douglas[4] Launceston 1856–1857; 1862–1884
James Dunn Hobart Town 1856–1861
Michael Fenton New Norfolk 1856–1861
Thomas Field Westbury 1856–1862
Thomas Gellibrand Cumberland 1856–1861
James Gibson[11] Devon 1856–1860
John Gregson[M2][6] Norfolk Plains 1856–1859
Thomas Gregson[M2] Richmond 1856–1872
Ronald Gunn[14] Selby 1856–1860
Charles Henty George Town 1856–1862
Frederick Houghton[8] Ringwood 1859–1861; 1872–1876
Frederick Innes[M3] Morven 1856–1862; 1872–1877
Robert Kermode[2][8] Ringwood 1857–1859; 1861–1862
Frederick Lipscombe[9] Kingborough 1859–1861
James MacLanachan[10] Oatlands 1859–1862
Duncan McPherson Queenborough 1856–1861
George Marshall[13] Sorell 1860–1861
James Matthews[4] Launceston 1857–1861
Charles Meredith[M2] Glamorgan 1856–1879
Maxwell Miller[R1] Hobart Town 1856–1861; 1862–1864
Askin Morrison[13] Sorell 1856–1860
Alfred Nicholas[R4][9] Kingborough 1856–1859
Robert Nutt[7] Hobart Town 1856–1859
Sir Robert Officer Glenorchy 1856–1877
John Rogers[5] Launceston 1856–1857
Adolphus Rooke Deloraine 1856–1862; 1868–1869;
1871–1872
Isaac Sherwin[14] Selby 1860–1866
Francis Smith[M1][M3][15] Hobart Town
Fingal
1856–1860
Francis von Steiglitz[15] Fingal 1860–1861
Frederick von Steiglitz[M3] Fingal 1856–1857
William Weston[2] Ringwood 1856–1857

Notes

1 In January 1857, William Crooke, the member for Franklin, resigned. John Balfe won the resulting by-election on 27 February 1857.
2 In May 1857, William Weston, the member for Ringwood, resigned to contest (and win) the Longford seat in the Legislative Council. Robert Kermode was elected unopposed on 20 May 1857.
3 In May 1857, William Champ, one of the three members for Launceston and Tasmania's first Premier, resigned. John Crookes won the resulting by-election on 8 June 1857.
4 In August 1857, Adye Douglas, one of the three members for Launceston, resigned.. James Matthews won the resulting by-election on 11 September 1857.
5 In October 1857, John Rogers, one of the three members for Launceston, resigned. Alexander Clerke won the resulting by-election on 16 November 1857.
6 On 11 May 1859, John Gregson, the member for Norfolk Plains, resigned. John Archer won the resulting by-election on 6 June 1859.
7 In June 1859, Robert Nutt, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. Robert Adams won the by-election on 30 June 1859.
8 In mid-1859, Robert Kermode, the member for Ringwood, resigned. Frederick Houghton won the resulting by-election on 5 July 1859.
9 In July 1859, Alfred Nicholas, the member for Kingborough, resigned. Frederick Lipscombe won the resulting by-election on 1 August 1859.
10 In October 1859, Henry Anstey, the member for Oatlands, resigned. James MacLanachan was elected unopposed on 11 November 1859.
11 In April 1860, James Gibson, the member for Devon, resigned. William Archer was elected unopposed on 4 May 1860.
12 In April 1860, Alexander Clerke, one of the three members for Launceston, resigned. Joseph Cohen was elected unopposed on 24 May 1860.
13 On 26 June 1860, Askin Morrison, the member for Sorell resigned. George Marshall was elected unopposed on 2 July 1860.
14 In June 1860, Ronald Gunn, the member for Selby, resigned. Isaac Sherwin was elected unopposed on 13 July 1860.
15 On 1 November 1860, Francis Smith, the member for Fingal. resigned on being appointed as a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Francis von Steiglitz won the resulting by-election on 6 December 1860.

Ministerial by-elections

M1 On 1 November 1856, William Champ formed a new Ministry, with himself as Premier and Colonial Secretary, Francis Smith as Attorney General, Thomas Chapman as Colonial Treasurer and Henry Anstey as Secretary for Lands and Works. All four were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections, at which they were all returned.
M2 On 26 February 1857, Thomas Gregson formed a new Ministry, with himself as Premier and Colonial Secretary, Charles Meredith as Colonial Treasurer and John Gregson as Attorney-General. All three were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections, at which they were all returned.
M3 On 25 April 1857, William Weston formed a new four-member Ministry, three of whom were members of the House of Assembly. At the ministerial by-elections which followed, all were returned except Francis Smith, one of the five members for Hobart Town, who was defeated by William Boys on 5 May 1857. However, he was able to nominate for the seat of Fingal, which had been vacated by Frederick von Steiglitz, at which he was returned unopposed on 18 May 1857.

Re-elected members

R1 In December 1857, Maxwell Miller, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 18 December 1857.
R2 In February 1858, Edward Abbott, the member for Clarence, resigned. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 22 March 1858.
R3 In November 1858, John Balfe, the member for Franklin, resigned. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 21 December 1858.
R4 In January 1857, Alfred Nicholas, the member for Kingborough, resigned. He was returned unopposed on 19 January 1857.

Sources

Members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Legislative Council

1856–1861 · 1861–1867 · 1867–1873

House of Assembly

1856–1861 · 1861–1862 · 1862–1866


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