Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1861–1865

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1861 to 1865.

This was the second Legislative Council to be elected under the Constitution of 1856, which provided for a house consisting of eighteen members to be elected from the whole State acting as one Electoral District; that six members, selected by lot, should be replaced at General Elections after four years, another six to be replaced four years later and thenceforth each member should have a term of twelve years.[1][2][3]

Name Time in office Term expires Previously represented Notes
George Fife Angas1851–1866Feb. 1865Barossa
Henry Ayers1857–1869Feb. 1869
Charles Hervey Bagot1851–1853
1857–1861
1865–1869
Feb. 1861Light
John Baker1851–1861
1863–1872
Feb. 1861Mount BarkerElected to vacant seat August 1863
John Henry Barrow1861–Feb. 1873
Samuel Davenport1855–1866Feb. 1873Non-Official nominee
Charles Davies MD1857–Feb. 1865
Thomas Elder1863–elected to vacant seat August 1863
Charles G. Everard1857–Feb. 1869
James Hurtle Fisher1855–Feb. 1865Non-Official nominee
Anthony Forster1855–1864Feb. 1873West Adelaideretired December 1864
Arthur Henry Freeling1855–1859Feb 1861Official nominee (Surveyor-General)resigned August 1859
Edward Castres Gwynne1851–1859Feb. 1861Non-Official nomineevacated seat August 1859 to take Supreme Court judge post
George Hall1851–1867Feb. 1869Port Adelaide
Edward McEllister1863–1866elected to vacant seat August 1863
John Morphett1851–Feb. 1865Non-Official nominee
Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran1857–1863Feb. 1865retired June 1863
William Peacock1861–Feb. 1873
Abraham Scott1857–1867Feb. 1873resigned 1867
William Scott1855–1863Feb. 1869Port AdelaideResigned 1863
Judah Moss Solomon1861–1866Feb. 1873
Edward Stirling1855–Feb. 1865Non-Official nominee
George Tinline1860–1863Feb. 1869elected April 1860 to fill vacancy
Seat declared vacant June 1863
George Waterhouse1860–1864Feb. 1869elected April 1860 to fill vacancy
Resigned December 1864
William Younghusband1851–1861Feb. 1861Stanley

References

  1. "Colonial Constitutions". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 16 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "The New Parliament". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 26 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Our First Parliament". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 March 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2014 via National Library of Australia.
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