Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from its creation on 1 May 1860 to 31 December 1869. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. Prior to 1860, Queensland was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Starting with 11 members, by 26 April 1861, the council had increased to 21 members. From then until the end of the decade, the mean membership was slightly over 20, ranging from 16–17 for a period from July 1865 to February 1866, to 23–24 for a period from July 1863 to April 1864.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

Charles Nicholson (22 May 1860 – 26 August 1860)
Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860 – 23 March 1879)

Chairman of Committees:

Daniel Foley Roberts (30 May 1860 – 26 July 1889)

Members

The following members served in the Legislative Council between 1860 and 1869:[1]

Name	Date appointed	Date left	Reason for leaving
John Balfour	1 May 1860	23 April 1864	Resignation
William Barker	26 April 1861	22 July 1863	Resignation
John Alexander Bell	26 September 1866	21 November 1872
Francis Edward Bigge	1 May 1860	16 May 1873
John Bramston	3 July 1863	17 November 1869	Resignation
Alfred Henry Brown	26 April 1861	13 May 1863	Resignation
Eyles Browne	3 July 1863	14 August 1882
Alfred Compigne	1 May 1860	23 April 1864	Resignation
John Douglas	22 February 1866	25 July 1866	Elected to Assembly
John Douglas	11 December 1868	13 November 1869	Resignation
Henry Fitz	23 May 1860	16 May 1873
George Fullerton	1 May 1860	22 May 1864	Seat vacated
John Galloway	1 May 1860	1 May 1865	Resignation
John Galloway	13 November 1869	17 April 1872
James Garrick	13 November 1869	8 December 1870
James Gibbon	22 February 1866	19 February 1887
St. George Richard Gore	3 July 1863	16 August 1871
Henry Harden	10 June 1868	1 June 1870
George Harris	23 May 1860	31 August 1876
John Heussler	26 September 1866	8 October 1870
William Hobbs	26 April 1861	18 October 1880
Louis Hope	24 April 1862	1 November 1882
Frederick Isaac	25 August 1864	12 July 1865	Death
James Laidley	1 May 1860	16 August 1864	Resignation
William Landsborough	20 December 1862	23 September 1865	Resignation
John McConnel	26 April 1861	16 July 1868	Resignation
John Frederick McDougall	1 May 1860	13 September 1895
Robert Massie	1 May 1860	14 May 1862	Resignation
Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior	22 February 1866	31 December 1892
Charles Nicholson	1 May 1860	23 June 1863	Returned to England
Francis North	3 July 1863	9 December 1864	Death
Albert Norton	11 September 1867	29 May 1868	Resignation
Maurice Charles O'Connell	1 May 1860	23 March 1879
John Panton	22 February 1866	2 October 1866	Death
Ratcliffe Pring	24 April 1862	26 May 1863	Elected to Assembly
Daniel Foley Roberts	23 May 1860	26 July 1889
Henry Simpson	29 July 1868	29 April 1882
Stephen Simpson	23 May 1860	3 February 1865	Resignation
Richard Joseph Smith	3 July 1863	12 June 1866	Resignation
William Thornton	26 September 1866	8 September 1879
John Watts	8 April 1864	31 October 1864	Elected to Assembly
William Duckett White	26 April 1861	5 August 1880
Western Wood	26 April 1861	20 March 1868	Resignation
William Yaldwyn	10 June 1868	15 May 1877
William Henry Yaldwyn	1 May 1860	13 June 1863	Resignation
William Henry Yaldwyn	1 May 1865	28 August 1866	Death

References

"Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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

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[qpmla-1] "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Members of the Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Assembly	1860–1863 1863–1867 1867–1868 1868–1870 1870–1871 1871–1873 1873–1878 1878–1883 1883–1888 1888–1893 1893–1896 1896–1899 1899–1902 1902–1904 1904–1907 1907–1908 1908–1909 1909–1912 1912–1915 1915–1918 1918–1920 1920–1923 1923–1926 1926–1929 1929–1932 1932–1935 1935–1938 1938–1941 1941–1944 1944–1947 1947–1950 1950–1953 1953–1956 1956–1957 1957–1960 1960–1963 1963–1966 1966–1969 1969–1972 1972–1974 1974–1977 1977–1980 1980–1983 1983–1986 1986–1989 1989–1992 1992–1995 1995–1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 2006–2009 2009–2012 2012–2015 2015–2017 2017–2020 2020–2024
Legislative Council	1860–1869 1870–1879 1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1916 1917–1922