This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.
It was expanded from 21 to 30 members during the period, with 6 members being added on 2 January 1874, and another three on 12 May 1877.
President of the Legislative Council:
Chairman of Committees:
| Name | Date appointed | Date left | Reason for leaving |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Alexander Bell | 1866-09-26 | 1872-11-21 | Resignation |
| Joshua Peter Bell | 1879-04-03 | 1881-12-20 | |
| Francis Bigge | 1860-05-01 | 1873-05-16 | Resignation |
| William Box | 1874-01-02 | 1904-01-26 | |
| Alfred Henry Brown | 1874-01-12 | 1882-01-26 | |
| Irwin Browne | 1863-07-03 | 1882-08-14 | |
| Archibald Buchanan | 1874-01-02 | 1878-06-06 | Seat vacated |
| Charles Hardie Buzacott | 1879-01-21 | 1882-07-05 | |
| James Cowlishaw | 1878-04-18 | 1922-03-15 | |
| George Edmondstone | 1877-05-12 | 1883-02-23 | |
| Gilbert Eliott | 1870-11-15 | 1871-06-30 | Death |
| Henry Fitz | 1860-05-23 | 1873-05-16 | Unknown |
| John Clark Foote | 1877-05-12 | 1895-08-18 | |
| John Galloway | 1869-11-13 | 1872-04-17 | Resignation |
| James Garrick | 1869-11-13 | 1870-12-08 | Seat vacated |
| James Gibbon | 1866-02-22 | 1887-02-19 | |
| St. George Richard Gore | 1863-07-03 | 1871-08-16 | Death |
| Francis Thomas Gregory | 1874-01-02 | 1888-10-23 | |
| Henry Harden | 1868-06-10 | 1870-06-01 | Resignation |
| Frederick Hart | 1872-07-11 | 1915-07-15 | |
| George Harris | 1860-05-23 | 1876-08-31 | Resignation |
| Johann Heussler | 1866-09-26 | 1870-10-08 | Seat vacated |
| William Hobbs | 1861-04-26 | 1880-10-18 | |
| Samuel Hodgson | 1871-11-06 | 1872-04-16 | Resignation |
| Louis Hope | 1862-04-24 | 1882-11-01 | |
| William Lambert | 1872-03-15 | 1901-12-03 | |
| Francis Ivory | 1879-09-15 | 1881-07-01 | |
| William Houston Long | 1873-03-10 | 1878-03-01 | Resignation |
| John McDougall | 1860-05-01 | 1895-09-13 | |
| Charles Mein | 1872-04-26 | 1883-07-11 | |
| Charles Melbourne | 1878-04-18 | 1886-08-18 | |
| John Mullen | 1872-04-26 | 1883-07-11 | |
| Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior | 1866-02-22 | 1892-12-31 | |
| Maurice Charles O'Connell | 1860-05-01 | 1879-03-23 | Death |
| Kevin O'Doherty | 1877-05-12 | 1885-11-04 | |
| William Pettigrew | 1877-05-12 | 1894-06-23 | |
| Robert Ramsay | 1874-01-02 | 1877-06-14 | Seat vacated |
| Daniel Foley Roberts | 1860-05-23 | 1889-07-26 | |
| Gordon Sandeman | 1874-01-02 | 1886-08-18 | |
| Henry Simpson | 1868-07-29 | 1882-04-29 | |
| Thomas Blacket Stephens | 1876-07-22 | 1877-08-26 | Death |
| James Swan | 1878-04-18 | 1891-05-26 | |
| James Taylor | 1871-11-04 | 1893-08-17 | |
| George Thorn | 1874-01-09 | 1876-06-16 | Transferred to Assembly |
| William Thornton | 1866-09-26 | 1879-09-08 | Resignation |
| John Sargent Turner | 1878-04-18 | 1900-07-29 | |
| William Henry Walsh | 1879-02-20 | 1888-04-05 | |
| Claudius Whish | 1870-06-23 | 1872-04-22 | Resignation |
| William Duckett White | 1861-04-26 | 1880-08-05 | |
| William Wilson | 1874-01-02 | 1878-06-06 | Seat vacated |
| William Yaldwyn | 1868-06-10 | 1877-05-15 | Resignation |
| Preceded by 1860–1869 |
Queensland Legislative Council 1870–1879 |
Succeeded by 1880–1889 |