Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1900–1909

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1900 to 31 December 1909. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.

The Council's size grew from 41 to 44 members, however, at times during the decade, as few as 35 members sat in the Chamber. The first Labour members of the Chamber were appointed under the Morgan-Kidston coalition.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

Hugh Nelson (13 April 1898 – 1 January 1906)
Arthur Morgan (19 January 1906 – 19 December 1916)

Chairman of Committees:

Frederic Brentnall (26 May 1893 – 22 July 1902)
Albert Norton (23 July 1902 – 5 August 1907)
Peter MacPherson (6 August 1907 – 12 September 1913)

Members

Members shaded red were Labour Party members of the Council.

Name	Date appointed	Date left	Reason for leaving
Peter Airey	01907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	01908-01-13-0000January 13, 1908	Transferred to Assembly
William Allan	01897-03-11-0000March 11, 1897	01901-10-19-0000October 19, 1901	Death
John Annear	01902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	01910-05-28-0000May 28, 1910	Death
William Aplin	01880-10-19-0000October 19, 1880	01901-02-18-0000February 18, 1901	Death
John Archibald	01897-03-11-0000March 11, 1897	01907-05-20-0000May 20, 1907	Death
Andrew Henry Barlow	01896-06-10-0000June 10, 1896	01915-03-29-0000March 29, 1915	Death^[1]
Thomas Beirne	01905-07-27-0000July 27, 1905	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
William Draper Box	01874-01-02-0000January 2, 1874	01904-01-26-0000January 26, 1904	Death
Frederic Brentnall	01886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
William Villiers Brown	01901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	01915-04-29-0000April 29, 1915	Death
Robert Bulcock	01894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	01900-05-10-0000May 10, 1900	Death
Charles Hardie Buzacott	01894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	01901-05-13-0000May 13, 1901	Resignation
Albert Callan	01902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	01912-05-09-0000May 9, 1912
William Henry Campbell	01906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	01919-06-17-0000June 17, 1919
Arthur John Carter	01901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	01917-11-06-0000November 6, 1917
Felix Clewitt	01890-07-30-0000July 30, 1890	01913-02-13-0000February 13, 1913
James Cowlishaw	01878-04-18-0000April 18, 1878	01922-03-15-0000March 15, 1922
Alfred Davey	01906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Deane	01889-07-31-0000July 31, 1889	01913-10-27-0000October 27, 1913
James Drake	01899-12-07-0000December 7, 1899	01901-05-13-0000May 13, 1901	Transferred to Federal Parliament
Bartley Fahey	01904-05-05-0000May 5, 1904	01920-08-09-0000August 9, 1920
John Ferguson	01894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	01906-03-30-0000March 30, 1906	Death
William Forrest	01883-05-13-0000May 13, 1883	01903-04-23-0000April 23, 1903	Death
Angus Gibson	01899-04-06-0000April 6, 1899	01920-05-28-0000May 28, 1920
George Wilkie Gray	01894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	01922-03-22-0000March 22, 1922
Augustus Gregory	01882-11-10-0000November 10, 1882	01905-06-25-0000June 25, 1905	Death
Henry Littleton Groom	01906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Thomas Murray Hall	01906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Frederick Hart	01872-07-11-0000July 11, 1872	01915-07-15-0000July 15, 1915
John Heussler	01870-12-13-000013 December 1870	01907-10-26-000026 October 1907	Death
Albert Hinchcliffe	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Frederick Holberton	01885-07-04-0000July 4, 1885	01907-09-09-0000September 9, 1907	Death
Magnus Jensen	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01915-05-16-0000May 16, 1915
Thomas Alexander Johnson	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01914-10-28-0000October 28, 1914
James Lalor	01888-08-23-0000August 23, 1888	01921-08-11-0000August 11, 1921
William Lambert	01872-03-15-0000March 15, 1872	01901-12-03-0000December 3, 1901	Resignation
Frank McDonnell	01907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Charles McGhie	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01917-01-21-0000January 21, 1917
John McMaster	01899-05-09-0000May 9, 1899	01901-07-22-0000July 22, 1901	Transferred to Assembly
Peter MacPherson	01881-07-01-0000July 1, 1881	01913-09-12-0000September 12, 1913
Charles Marks	01888-11-28-0000November 28, 1888	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Edward David Miles	01902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Boyd Dunlop Morehead	01896-06-10-0000June 10, 1896	01905-10-30-0000October 30, 1905	Death
Berkeley Basil Moreton	01901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Arthur Morgan	01906-01-19-0000January 19, 1906	01916-12-20-0000December 20, 1916
Hugh Mosman	01891-06-27-0000June 27, 1891	01906-01-17-0000January 17, 1906	Resignation
Peter Murphy	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Murray	01901-03-12-0000March 12, 1901	01903-11-13-0000November 13, 1903	Resignation
Hugh Nelson	01898-04-13-0000April 13, 1898	01906-01-01-0000January 1, 1906	Death
Charles Nielson	01907-09-14-0000September 14, 1907	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Albert Norton	01894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	01914-03-11-0000March 11, 1914	Death
Thomas O'Sullivan	01903-09-24-0000September 24, 1903	01906-01-25-0000January 25, 1906	Transferred to Assembly
Thomas O'Sullivan	01908-02-18-0000February 18, 1908	01915-12-09-0000December 9, 1915
Arthur Horatio Parnell	01908-03-03-0000March 3, 1908	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Patrick Perkins	01893-05-23-0000May 23, 1893	01901-05-17-0000May 17, 1901	Death
Edmund Plant	01905-06-08-0000June 8, 1905	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Francis Isidore Power	01901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	01912-06-24-0000June 24, 1912
William Grene Power	01883-09-19-0000September 19, 1883	01903-08-14-0000August 14, 1903	Death
Alexander Raff	01884-08-14-0000August 14, 1884	01910-06-10-0000June 10, 1910
William Rawlings	01906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	01906-08-05-0000August 5, 1906	Death
James Thorneloe Smith	01888-08-23-0000August 23, 1888	01902-03-14-0000March 14, 1902	Death
Robert Harrison Smith	01904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	01911-11-11-0000November 11, 1911	Death^[2]
Joseph Capel Smyth	01882-05-05-0000May 5, 1882	01910-07-16-0000July 16, 1910
Ernest James Stevens	01899-04-06-0000April 6, 1899	01920-09-07-0000September 7, 1920
William Taylor	01886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Lewis Thomas	01902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	01913-02-16-0000February 16, 1913
Andrew Joseph Thynne	01882-01-26-0000January 26, 1882	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Henry Turner	01907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	01922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Turner	01878-04-18-0000April 18, 1878	01900-07-29-0000July 29, 1900	Death
John Webber	01899-05-09-0000May 9, 1899	01904-03-12-0000March 12, 1904	Death
Andrew Heron Wilson	01883-09-19-0000September 19, 1883	01906-08-29-0000August 29, 1906	Death
Walter Horatio Wilson	01885-07-04-0000July 4, 1885	01902-02-28-0000February 28, 1902	Death
Henry Wood	01886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	01902-12-31-0000December 31, 1902	Resignation

References

Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)
Queensland Government Gazette. 3 July 1907. p. 89:3. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Preceded by 1890–1899	Queensland Legislative Council 1900–1909	Succeeded by 1910–1916