Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1836–1843

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1836 to 1843.[1] Beginning with the arrival of John Hindmarsh on 28 December 1836, there were five members of the Council of Government, both Executive and Legislative, consisting of: the Governor, Judge, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, and Resident Commissioner until 4 December 1838. From the latter date until 20 February 1843, the officials were: the Governor and Resident Commissioner, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, Surveyor-General, and Assistant Commissioner of Lands.[1]

Name Office Term
Robert Bernard Advocate-General1838–1840
James Hurtle Fisher Resident Commissioner1836–1838
Edward Charles Frome Surveyor-General1839–1843
George GawlerGovernor & Resident Commissioner1838–1841
Robert Gouger Colonial Secretary1836–1837, 1839–41
George GreyGovernor & Resident Commissioner1841–1845
George HallAssistant Commissioner of Lands (acting)1839
John HindmarshGovernor1836–1838
John Alexander Jackson Colonial Secretary1841–1843
John Jeffcott Judge1836–1837
Henry Jickling Judge1837–1838
Charles Mann Advocate-General & Crown Solicitor1836–1837
William Smillie Advocate-General1840–1851
George Milner Stephen Colonial Secretary [a]1838–1839
Thomas Bewes Strangways Colonial Secretary1837–1838
Charles Sturt [b] Surveyor-General1839
Assistant Commissioner of Lands1839–1843
[a] Stephen was Advocate-General & Crown Solicitor 9 February 1838 to 18 July 1838; acting Governor 16 July 1838 to 12 October 1838; and Colonial Secretary 5 December 1838 to July 1839
[b] Sturt was later Registrar-General 1839 and 1846–1847; Colonial Secretary 1849–1851

References

  1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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