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	000000001907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	000000001908-01-13-0000January 13, 1908	Transferred to Assembly
William Allan	000000001897-03-11-0000March 11, 1897	000000001901-10-19-0000October 19, 1901	Death
John Annear	000000001902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	000000001910-05-28-0000May 28, 1910	Death
William Aplin	000000001880-10-19-0000October 19, 1880	000000001901-02-18-0000February 18, 1901	Death
John Archibald	000000001897-03-11-0000March 11, 1897	000000001907-05-20-0000May 20, 1907	Death
Andrew Henry Barlow	000000001896-06-10-0000June 10, 1896	000000001915-03-29-0000March 29, 1915	Death^[1]
Thomas Beirne	000000001905-07-27-0000July 27, 1905	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
William Draper Box	000000001874-01-02-0000January 2, 1874	000000001904-01-26-0000January 26, 1904	Death
Frederic Brentnall	000000001886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
William Villiers Brown	000000001901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	000000001915-04-29-0000April 29, 1915	Death
Robert Bulcock	000000001894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	000000001900-05-10-0000May 10, 1900	Death
Charles Hardie Buzacott	000000001894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	000000001901-05-13-0000May 13, 1901	Resignation
Albert Callan	000000001902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	000000001912-05-09-0000May 9, 1912
William Henry Campbell	000000001906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	000000001919-06-17-0000June 17, 1919
Arthur John Carter	000000001901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	000000001917-11-06-0000November 6, 1917
Felix Clewitt	000000001890-07-30-0000July 30, 1890	000000001913-02-13-0000February 13, 1913
James Cowlishaw	000000001878-04-18-0000April 18, 1878	000000001922-03-15-0000March 15, 1922
Alfred Davey	000000001906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Deane	000000001889-07-31-0000July 31, 1889	000000001913-10-27-0000October 27, 1913
James Drake	000000001899-12-07-0000December 7, 1899	000000001901-05-13-0000May 13, 1901	Transferred to Federal Parliament
Bartley Fahey	000000001904-05-05-0000May 5, 1904	000000001920-08-09-0000August 9, 1920
John Ferguson	000000001894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	000000001906-03-30-0000March 30, 1906	Death
William Forrest	000000001883-05-13-0000May 13, 1883	000000001903-04-23-0000April 23, 1903	Death
Angus Gibson	000000001899-04-06-0000April 6, 1899	000000001920-05-28-0000May 28, 1920
George Wilkie Gray	000000001894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	000000001922-03-22-0000March 22, 1922
Augustus Gregory	000000001882-11-10-0000November 10, 1882	000000001905-06-25-0000June 25, 1905	Death
Henry Littleton Groom	000000001906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Thomas Murray Hall	000000001906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Frederick Hart	000000001872-07-11-0000July 11, 1872	000000001915-07-15-0000July 15, 1915
John Heussler	000000001870-12-13-000013 December 1870	000000001907-10-26-000026 October 1907	Death
Albert Hinchcliffe	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Frederick Holberton	000000001885-07-04-0000July 4, 1885	000000001907-09-09-0000September 9, 1907	Death
Magnus Jensen	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001915-05-16-0000May 16, 1915
Thomas Alexander Johnson	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001914-10-28-0000October 28, 1914
James Lalor	000000001888-08-23-0000August 23, 1888	000000001921-08-11-0000August 11, 1921
William Lambert	000000001872-03-15-0000March 15, 1872	000000001901-12-03-0000December 3, 1901	Resignation
Frank McDonnell	000000001907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Charles McGhie	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001917-01-21-0000January 21, 1917
John McMaster	000000001899-05-09-0000May 9, 1899	000000001901-07-22-0000July 22, 1901	Transferred to Assembly
Peter MacPherson	000000001881-07-01-0000July 1, 1881	000000001913-09-12-0000September 12, 1913
Charles Marks	000000001888-11-28-0000November 28, 1888	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Edward David Miles	000000001902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Boyd Dunlop Morehead	000000001896-06-10-0000June 10, 1896	000000001905-10-30-0000October 30, 1905	Death
Berkeley Basil Moreton	000000001901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Arthur Morgan	000000001906-01-19-0000January 19, 1906	000000001916-12-20-0000December 20, 1916
Hugh Mosman	000000001891-06-27-0000June 27, 1891	000000001906-01-17-0000January 17, 1906	Resignation
Peter Murphy	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Murray	000000001901-03-12-0000March 12, 1901	000000001903-11-13-0000November 13, 1903	Resignation
Hugh Nelson	000000001898-04-13-0000April 13, 1898	000000001906-01-01-0000January 1, 1906	Death
Charles Nielson	000000001907-09-14-0000September 14, 1907	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Albert Norton	000000001894-08-23-0000August 23, 1894	000000001914-03-11-0000March 11, 1914	Death
Thomas O'Sullivan	000000001903-09-24-0000September 24, 1903	000000001906-01-25-0000January 25, 1906	Transferred to Assembly
Thomas O'Sullivan	000000001908-02-18-0000February 18, 1908	000000001915-12-09-0000December 9, 1915
Arthur Horatio Parnell	000000001908-03-03-0000March 3, 1908	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Patrick Perkins	000000001893-05-23-0000May 23, 1893	000000001901-05-17-0000May 17, 1901	Death
Edmund Plant	000000001905-06-08-0000June 8, 1905	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Francis Isidore Power	000000001901-07-15-0000July 15, 1901	000000001912-06-24-0000June 24, 1912
William Grene Power	000000001883-09-19-0000September 19, 1883	000000001903-08-14-0000August 14, 1903	Death
Alexander Raff	000000001884-08-14-0000August 14, 1884	000000001910-06-10-0000June 10, 1910
William Rawlings	000000001906-07-12-0000July 12, 1906	000000001906-08-05-0000August 5, 1906	Death
James Thorneloe Smith	000000001888-08-23-0000August 23, 1888	000000001902-03-14-0000March 14, 1902	Death
Robert Harrison Smith	000000001904-05-04-0000May 4, 1904	000000001911-11-11-0000November 11, 1911	Death^[2]
Joseph Capel Smyth	000000001882-05-05-0000May 5, 1882	000000001910-07-16-0000July 16, 1910
Ernest James Stevens	000000001899-04-06-0000April 6, 1899	000000001920-09-07-0000September 7, 1920
William Taylor	000000001886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Lewis Thomas	000000001902-07-05-0000July 5, 1902	000000001913-02-16-0000February 16, 1913
Andrew Joseph Thynne	000000001882-01-26-0000January 26, 1882	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
Henry Turner	000000001907-07-03-0000July 3, 1907	000000001922-03-23-0000March 23, 1922	Council abolished
John Turner	000000001878-04-18-0000April 18, 1878	000000001900-07-29-0000July 29, 1900	Death
John Webber	000000001899-05-09-0000May 9, 1899	000000001904-03-12-0000March 12, 1904	Death
Andrew Heron Wilson	000000001883-09-19-0000September 19, 1883	000000001906-08-29-0000August 29, 1906	Death
Walter Horatio Wilson	000000001885-07-04-0000July 4, 1885	000000001902-02-28-0000February 28, 1902	Death
Henry Wood	000000001886-04-17-0000April 17, 1886	000000001902-12-31-0000December 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

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