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

  1. ↑ "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victorian Hansard, Session 1876 (PDF) XXIV. John Ferres, Melb. 1877.
  3. ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 183. Retrieved 24 March 2014.


Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1874–1876 • 1876–1878 • 1878–1880

Legislative Assembly

1871–1874 • 1874–1877 • 1877–1880


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