Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1880–1889

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1880 to 31 December 1889. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.

The chamber grew in size from 30 to 38 members during the course of the decade.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

Chairman of Committees:

Members

Name Date appointed Date left Reason for leaving
William Aplin 19 October 1880 18 February 1901
Joshua Peter Bell 3 April 1879 20 December 1881 Death
William Draper Box 2 January 1874 26 January 1904
Frederic Brentnall 17 April 1886 23 March 1922
Alfred Henry Brown 12 January 1874 26 January 1882 Resignation
Eyles Browne 3 July 1863 14 August 1882 Unknown
Charles Hardie Buzacott 21 January 1879 5 July 1882 Resignation
James Cowlishaw 18 April 1878 15 March 1922
John Deane 31 July 1889 27 October 1913
George Edmondstone 12 May 1877 23 February 1883 Death
John Clark Foote 12 May 1877 18 August 1895
Edward Barrow Forrest 15 August 1882 8 March 1899
William Forrest 13 May 1883 23 April 1903
James Garrick[2] 13 November 1883 28 August 1894
James Gibbon 22 February 1866 19 February 1887 Seat vacated
William Graham 5 August 1880 7 June 1892
Augustus Gregory 10 November 1882 25 June 1905
Francis Thomas Gregory 2 January 1874 23 October 1888 Death
Frederick Hart 11 July 1872 15 July 1915
John Heussler 13 December 1870 26 October 1907
William Hobbs 26 April 1861 18 October 1880 Resignation
Frederick Holberton 4 July 1885 9 September 1907
Louis Hope 24 April 1862 1 November 1882 Resignation
Francis Ivory 15 September 1879 1 July 1881 Resignation
George King 26 January 1882 19 March 1890
James Lalor 23 August 1888 11 August 1921
William Lambert 15 March 1872 3 December 1901
John Macansh 17 April 1886 1 August 1896
Thomas MacDonald-Paterson 22 April 1885 11 March 1896
John Frederick McDougall 1 May 1860 13 September 1895
Peter MacPherson 1 July 1881 12 September 1913
Charles Marks 28 November 1888 23 March 1922
Charles Mein 26 April 1872 11 July 1883 Resignation
Charles Melbourne 18 April 1878 18 August 1885 Seat vacated
Boyd Dunlop Morehead 31 December 1880 3 August 1883 Transferred to Assembly
Berkeley Basil Moreton 25 May 1888 25 June 1891
John Mullen 26 April 1872 11 July 1883 Seat vacated
Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior 22 February 1866 31 December 1892
Dr. Kevin O'Doherty 12 May 1877 4 November 1885 Resignation
Arthur Hunter Palmer 24 December 1881 20 March 1898
William Pettigrew 12 May 1877 23 June 1894
William Grene Power 19 September 1883 14 August 1903
Daniel Foley Roberts 23 May 1860 26 July 1889 Death
Alexander Raff 14 August 1884 10 June 1910
Thomas Rome 1 July 1881 24 January 1882 Resignation
Gordon Sandeman 2 January 1874 18 August 1886 Seat vacated
John Scott 23 August 1888 26 June 1890
Henry Simpson 29 July 1868 29 April 1882 Resignation
James Thorneloe Smith 23 August 1888 14 March 1902
Joseph Smyth 5 May 1882 16 July 1910
James Swan 18 April 1878 26 May 1891
James Taylor[1] 4 November 1871 17 August 1893
William Taylor 17 April 1886 23 March 1922
Andrew Joseph Thynne 26 January 1882 23 March 1922
William Thornton 30 October 1882 27 June 1884 Death
John Turner 18 April 1878 29 July 1900
William Henry Walsh 20 February 1879 5 April 1888 Death
William Duckett White 26 April 1861 5 August 1880 Resignation
Andrew Wilson 19 September 1883 29 August 1906
Walter Horatio Wilson 4 July 1885 28 February 1902
Henry Wood 17 April 1886 31 December 1902
1 James Taylor resigned from the Council on 10 January 1881 but was reappointed on 1 July 1881.
2 James Garrick was previously a member of the Legislative Council from 13 November 1869 until 8 December 1870.

References

  • Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
  • Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)