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Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council
Following are lists of members of the Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...: * 1860–1869 * 1870–1879 * 1880–1889 * 1890–1899 * 1900–1909 * 1910–1916 * 1917–1922 {{commons category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Legislative Council
The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which took effect on 23 March 1922. Consequently, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the only unicameral state Parliament in Australia. Two territories, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory, also maintain unicameral parliaments. Most of the early members of the Council came from wealthy families, were well educated and were born in England. Absenteeism was a problem in the early years, with some members returning to England, being absent for several years. Abolition The Legislative Council was seen by the Labor Party as undemocratic and a tool of patronage, and upon the establishment of a secure Labor majority in the Assembly in 1915, Labor sought the house's abolition. Bills for this purpose were rejected by the Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from its creation on 1 May 1860 to 31 December 1869. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. Prior to 1860, Queensland was part of the colony of New South Wales. Starting with 11 members, by 26 April 1861, the council had increased to 21 members. From then until the end of the decade, the mean membership was slightly over 20, ranging from 16–17 for a period from July 1865 to February 1866, to 23–24 for a period from July 1863 to April 1864. Office bearers President of the Legislative Council: * Charles Nicholson (22 May 1860 – 26 August 1860) * Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860 – 23 March 1879) Chairman of Committees: * Daniel Foley Roberts Daniel Foley Roberts M.L.C. (19 February 1824 – 26 July 1889), was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Roberts was born in Sydney, New South Wales where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1870–1879
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. It was expanded from 21 to 30 members during the period, with 6 members being added on 2 January 1874, and another three on 12 May 1877. Office bearers President of the Legislative Council: * Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860 – 23 March 1879) * Joshua Peter Bell (3 April 1879 – 20 December 1881) Chairman of Committees: * Daniel Foley Roberts Daniel Foley Roberts M.L.C. (19 February 1824 – 26 July 1889), was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Roberts was born in Sydney, New South Wales where he was educated. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New ... (30 May 1860 – 26 July 1889) Members References * Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1880–1889
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1880 to 31 December 1889. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. The chamber grew in size from 30 to 38 members during the course of the decade. Office bearers President of the Legislative Council: * Joshua Peter Bell (3 April 1879 – 20 December 1881) * Arthur Hunter Palmer (24 December 1881 – 20 March 1898) Chairman of Committees: * Daniel Foley Roberts Daniel Foley Roberts M.L.C. (19 February 1824 – 26 July 1889), was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Roberts was born in Sydney, New South Wales where he was educated. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New ... (30 May 1860 – 26 July 1889) * Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior (31 July 1889 – 31 December 1892) Members : James Taylor resigned from the Council on 10 January 1881 but was reappointed on 1 July 1881. : James Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1890–1899
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1890 to 31 December 1899. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. The chamber increased in size from 38 to 41 members on 23 August 1894. Office bearers President of the Legislative Council: * Arthur Hunter Palmer Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (28 December 1819 – 20 March 1898) was an Irish-Australian politician who served as the fifth Premier of Queensland, in office from 1870 to 1874. He later held ministerial office in Thomas McIlwraith's ministry from ... (24 December 1881 – 20 March 1898) * Hugh Nelson (13 April 1898 – 1 January 1906) Chairman of Committees: * Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior (31 July 1889 – 31 December 1892) * Frederic Brentnall (26 May 1893 – 22 July 1902) Members : The following had served previous terms before the appointment indicated: * Charles Hardie Buzacott: 21 January 1879 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Albert Norton (1 January 1836 – 11 March 1914) was a Queensland politician, Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and pastoralist. Early life Norton was the sixth son of James Norton, born at the family home, "Elswick" now Leic ... (23 July 1902 – 5 August 1907) * Peter M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1910–1916
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1910 to 31 December 1916. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. The Labor Party had a major win in the Legislative Assembly at the 1915 election, and proceeded with their stated goal of abolishing the Legislative Council by introducing legislation to that effect in 1916, which of course was defeated by the non-Labor majority Council. By the end of 1916, the membership had fallen from 44 to 37 members as the government had only appointed one new member in two years. Office bearers President of the Legislative Council: * Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan may refer to: * Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (1856–1916), Premier of Queensland, Australia * Arthur Ernest Morgan (1878–1975), American administrator, educator and engineer * Arthur Morgan (Australian politici ... (19 January 1906 – 19 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Queensland Legislative Council, 1917–1922
This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1917 to the Council's abolition on 23 March 1922. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. Background The Legislative Council had become a "thorn in the side" of the Labor government, led by T. J. Ryan and in power since the 1915 election, having rejected or drastically amended over 800 bills between 1915 and 1918. Having failed at a referendum on 5 May 1917 to abolish the council, Labor opted for a new strategy – to stack the Legislative Council with Labor appointees who would then vote themselves out of existence. In July 1917, the Governor, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, agreed reluctantly to Ryan's request to appoint 13 members to the Legislative Council. All of the new members had to sign a pledge supporting the abolition of the Council, and were sworn in on 10–12 October 1917. Another three were added to their nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |