Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1843–1851

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851.[1] Beginning with the Royal Instructions gazetted 15 June 1843, there were four official and four non-official members of the Legislative Council consisting of: the Governor, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, and Registrar-General with four non-official members being nominated by the Crown.[1] The Council was the only chamber of government until the House of Assembly was created in 1857.

Name Office Term
Charles Hervey Bagot Non-Official1844–1853; 1857–61; 1865–69[2]
William Bartley Advocate-General (acting) [a]1849
George Frederick Dashwood Non-Official1843–1844
Samuel Davenport Non-Official1846–1848; 1855–56; 1857–66 [3]
Boyle Travers Finniss Registrar-General1847–1857[4]
George GreyGovernor & Resident Commissioner1841–1845
Jacob Hagen Non-Official1843–1846; 1847–1851
Richard Davies Hanson Advocate-General (acting) [c]1851, 1851–1857
James William MacDonald Registrar-General (acting) [b]1844–1846
John Morphett Non-Official1843–1847; 1848–1855; 1857–73
Alfred Mundy Colonial Secretary1843–1849
Richard Francis Newland Non-Official (acting)1847
Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran Non-Official1843–1851
Frederick RobeGovernor1845–1848
William Smillie Advocate-General1843–1851
Charles Sturt Registrar-General [b]1839–1847
Colonial Secretary1849–1851
Thomas Williams Non-Official1843
Henry YoungGovernor1848–1851
[a] Bartley was acting while Smillie was on leave 1849
[b] Sturt was absent exploring 1844–1845, MacDonald acted
[c] Hanson was acting while Smillie was on leave 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 22 September 2014.
  2. "Mr Charles Bagot". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
  3. "Sir Samuel Davenport". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
  4. "Hon Boyle Finniss". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
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