Colonial Assembly of British Columbia
The Colony Assembly of British Columbia was formed in 1858 but there was no assembly till 1864. The assembly existed from January 21st 1864 to August 6th 1866 when the Colony of British Columbia merged with the Colony of Vancouver Island. Only a minority of the members of the Legislative Council were elected.
Governors of British Columbia
- Sir James Douglas, 1858-1864
- Frederick Seymour, 1864-1866
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Members 1863-1864[1]
Arthur N. Birch, Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member
Henry Pering Pellew Crease, Attorney General
Wymond Oglivy Hamley, Collector of Customs
Chartes Brew, Magistrate. New Westminster
Peter O'Reilly, Magistrate Cariboo East
E.H. Sanders, Magistrate, Yale
Henry Maynard Ball, Magistrate, Lytton
Peter Henry Nind, Magistrate, Douglas
Joshua Homer, New Westminster District
Robert Thompson Smith, Yale and Lytton District
Henry Holbrook, Douglas and Lillooet District
James Orr, Cariboo East District
Walter Shaw Black, Cariboo West District
Members 1864-65[2]
Arthur N. Birch, Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member
Henry Pering Pellew Crease, Attorney General
Charles William Franks, Tresurer
Wymond Oglivy Hamley, Collector of Customs
Chartes Brew, Magistrate. New Westminster
Peter O'Reilly, Magistrate Cariboo
Henry Maynard Ball, Magistrate, Lytton
Andrew Charles Elliott, Magistrate, Lillooet
John Carmichael Haynes, Magistrate, Osoyoos and Kootenay
Joshua Homer, New Westminster District
Clement Francis Cornwall, Hope, Yale and Lytton District
Henry Holbrook, Douglas and Lillooet District
George Anthony Walkem, Cariboo East and Quesnel Forks District
Walter Moberly, Cariboo West and Quesnelmouth District
Members 1866[3]
Henry Maynard Ball, Acting Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member
Henry Pering Pellew Crease, Attorney General
Charles William Franks, Tresurer
Joseph Trutch Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General
Wymond Oglivy Hamley, Collector of Customs
Chartes Brew, Magistrate. New Westminster
Peter O'Reilly, Magistrate Kootenay
Andrew Charles Elliott, Magistrate, Lillooet
John Carmichael Haynes, Magistrate, Osoyoos and Kootenay
Joshua Homer, New Westminster District
Clement Francis Cornwall, Hope, Yale and Lytton District
Henry Holbrook, Douglas and Lillooet District
George Anthony Walkem, Cariboo East and Quesnel Forks District
Robert Smith, Cariboo West and Quesnelmouth District