Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1872–1874
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of August–September 1872 to the elections of 12-25 March 1874.[1][2]
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[3]
- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
Name | Province | Term in Office |
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Thomas Turner à Beckett | Central | 1852–1856; 1858–1878 |
William à Beckett | South | 1868–1876 |
Robert Anderson | Eastern | 1866–1883 |
John Pinney Bear | South | 1863–1878 |
Niel Black | Western | 1859–1880 |
William Campbell | North-Western | 1851–1854; 1862–1882 |
George Ward Cole | Central | 1853–1855; 1859–1879 |
John Cumming | South-Western | 1870–1880 |
William Degraves | South | 1860–1874 |
Frank Dobson | South | 1870–1895 |
Nicholas Fitzgerald | North-Western | 1864–1908 |
Alexander Fraser | North-Western | 1858–1881 |
James Graham | Central | 1853–1854; 1866–1886 |
Thomas Hamilton | South | 1872–1884 |
James Henty | South-Western | 1853–1882 |
William Highett | Eastern | 1853–1856; 1857–1880 |
Robert Hope | South-Western | 1856–1864; 1867–1874 |
Caleb Jenner | South-Western | 1863–1886 |
Thomas McKellar | Western | 1870–1875 |
Archibald Michie [a] | Central | 1852–1853; 1871–1873 |
William Mitchell | North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 |
Henry Morgan Murphy [b] | Eastern | 1864–1873 |
John O'Shanassy | Central | 1851–1856; 1868–1874 |
Francis Robertson | North-Western | 1860–1864; 1868–1886 |
Philip Russell | South-Western | 1869–1875; 1880–1886 |
Robert Simson | Western | 1868–1878; 1880–1882 |
William Skene | Western | 1870–1876 |
James Strachan | Western | 1851–1866; 1866–1874 |
Robert Turnbull [c] | Eastern | 1851–1853; 1864–1872 |
Benjamin Williams | Eastern | 1856–1874 |
William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees.[2]
- [a] Michie resigned in March 1873, replaced by Theodotus Sumner in a by-election the same month.
- [b] Murphy resigned in November 1873, replaced by John Wallace in a by-election the same month.
- [c] Turnbull died 21 November 1872, replaced by Francis Murphy in December 1872.
References
- ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- 1 2 Victorian Hansard, Session 1872 (PDF). 14. Melbourne: John Ferres. 1872. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
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