Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1876–1878
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 15 August – 15 November 1876 to the elections of 17 August to 16 September 1878.[1][2]
There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.[3]
VLC Electoral Provinces, 1856–1882
- Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.
| Name | Province | Term in Office |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas à Beckett | Central | 1852–1856; 1858–1878 |
| Robert Anderson | Eastern | 1866–1883 |
| James Balfour | South | 1874–1913 |
| John Pinney Bear | South | 1863–1878 |
| George Belcher | South-Western | 1875–1886 |
| Niel Black | Western | 1859–1880 |
| Thomas Bromell [d] | Western | 1874–1887 |
| James Buchanan | South | 1876–1898 |
| William Campbell | North-Western | 1851–1854; 1862–1882 |
| George Ward Cole | Central | 1853–1855; 1859–1879 |
| John Cumming | South-Western | 1870–1880 |
| Henry Cuthbert | South-Western | 1874–1907 |
| Frank Dobson | South | 1870–1895 |
| Nicholas Fitzgerald | North-Western | 1864–1908 |
| Alexander Fraser | North-Western | 1858–1881 |
| James Graham | Central | 1853–1854; 1866–1886 |
| Thomas Hamilton | South | 1872–1884 |
| James Henty | South-Western | 1853–1882 |
| William Highett | Eastern | 1853–1856; 1857–1880 |
| Caleb Jenner | South-Western | 1863–1886 |
| William Mitchell | North-Western | 1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884 |
| Francis Murphy [a] | Eastern | 1851–1853; 1853–1856; 1872–1876 |
| Francis Robertson | North-Western | 1860–1864; 1868–1886 |
| Frederick Thomas Sargood | Central | 1874–1880; 1882–1901 |
| Robert Simson | Western | 1868–1878; 1880–1882 |
| Charles Sladen | Western | 1855–1856; 1864–1868; 1876–1882 |
| Theodotus Sumner | Central | 1873–1883 |
| John Wallace | Eastern | 1873–1901 |
| Samuel Wilson | Western | 1875–1881 |
| William Wilson | Eastern | 1875–1880 |
William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees.[2]
- [a] Murphy resigned November 1876, replaced by Robert Dyce Reid the same month.
References
- ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Victorian Hansard, Session 1876 XXIV. John Ferres, Melb. 1877.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
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