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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1895–1898
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1895 to 1898 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm .... This list includes members between the election on 24 July 1895 and the election on 27 July 1898. The President was Sir John Lackey. Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council. See also * Reid ministry Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1895-1898 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the ''New South Wales Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Jennings
Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, (20 March 183111 July 1897) was an Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Early life Jennings was born at Newry, Ireland, the son of Francis Jennings, a well-known merchant in that town. He was educated at Newry and at a high school at Exeter, England, and began a mercantile career. In 1852 he went to Australia and engaged in gold mining at St Arnaud, Victoria, but soon became a shop keeper, and then moved into quartz-crushing and bought a large pastoral property on the Murrumbidgee River. In 1857 he became a magistrate. He ran unsuccessfully for the Crowlands in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1859 and then became chairman of the St Arnaud Council. In 1863, he married Mary Ann Shanahan and moved to Warbreccan near Deniliquin. In 1863 he became interested in the movement to form the Riverina district into a separate province, and two years later was asked to go to England as a delegate to bring the grievances of the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reid Ministry (New South Wales)
__NOTOC__ The Reid ministry was the 28th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the 12th Premier, George Reid. The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but was not a formal position in the government until 1920. Instead the Premier was appointed to another portfolio, usually Colonial Secretary but on this occasion Reid took the portfolio of Colonial Treasurer until July 1899 and then Attorney General. Reid was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880, serving until 1884 when he was defeated in a ministerial by-election. Reid was re-elected to the Assembly at the 1885 election and joined the Free Trade Party on its formation in 1887. He was one of four free traders who were elected as independents at the 1891 election because they did not support the government of Sir Henry Parkes. The Free Trade Party lost 27 seats at the election and lost its majority. Parkes continued as a minority government before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of New South Wales
The Attorney General of New South Wales, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for New South Wales and usually known simply as the Attorney General, is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibility for the administration of justice in New South Wales, Australia. In addition, the attorney general is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General, Crown Advocate, and Crown Solicitor, the attorney general serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the Crown and Government of New South Wales. The current attorney general, since 30 January 2017, is Mark Speakman, . The attorney general is supported in the administration of his portfolio by the following ministers, all appointed with effect from 21 December 2021: * the Minister for Police, currently Paul Toole * the Minister for Women and Minister for Mental Health, currently Bronnie Taylor * the Minister for Veterans, currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairman Of Committees Of The New South Wales Legislative Council
The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, the Legislative Council. The presiding officer of the lower house is the speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The role of President has generally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. As of May 2021, the president is Matthew Mason-Cox Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox is an Australian politician serving as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 4 May 2021. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council .... Election Between 1856 and when the Legislative Council was re-constituted in 1934 the president was appointed by the Governor. From 1934 the President was chosen by the council, however there was no contested election between 1934 and 1988. Instead each of Sir John Peden, Ernest Farrar, William Dickson and Sir Harry Budd continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-President Of The Executive Council (New South Wales)
The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor. The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023. Duties and history As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom The U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Representative Of The Government In The Legislative Council (New South Wales)
The Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, known before 1 July 1966 as Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council, is an office held in New South Wales by the most senior minister in the New South Wales Legislative Council, elected to lead the governing party (or parties) in the council. Though the leader in the Council does not have the power of the office of Premier, there are some parallels between the latter's status in the Legislative Assembly and the former's in the Council. This means that the leader has responsibility for all policy areas, acts as the government's principal spokesperson in the upper house and has priority in gaining recognition from the President of the Council to speak in debate. Traditionally, but not always, the office has been held with the sinecure office of Vice-President of the Executive Council. The current leader is Don Harwin Donald Thomas Harwin (born 5 July 1964) is an Australian politician. He was the New S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Fane De Salis
Leopold Fabius Dietegen Fane de Salis, (26 April 1816 – 20 November 1898) was a Tuscan-born Australian pastoralist and politician. Born in Florence to Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio and Henrietta Foster, he attended Eton College and studied sheep farming at Jedburgh in Scotland. In 1840 he migrated to Sydney, where he formed a partnership to run a station at Junee. In the same decade, in 1842, 1844 and 1848, his highly capable next elder brother William also sailed to Australia. They did much business together. In 1844 he married Charlotte Macdonald, with whom he had four children, two of whom (George and Leopold) would later become politicians themselves. In 1855 he sold out and bought the Cuppacumbalong station at Tharwa, later purchasing further property on the Murrumbidgee River. In 1864 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Queanbeyan, but he did not re-contest in 1869. In 1872 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stewart (New South Wales Colonial Politician)
John Stewart (1 October 1810 – 30 July 1896) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Northumberland to estate agent Malcolm Stewart and Elizabeth Scott. He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College at Edinburgh in 1827 and was a professor at the Andersonian University in Glasgow from 1834 to 1840. In 1841 he migrated to Sydney, where he married Sarah Pringle on 1 November 1842; they had four children. He established a practice which he ran until 1852, when he retired to Keira Vale. He moved back to Sydney in 1866, when he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra. Defeated in 1869, he was returned for Kiama in 1871, serving until his defeat in 1874. In 1879 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hill (New South Wales Politician)
Richard Hill (22 September 1810 – 19 August 1895) was an Australian politician. He was born in Parramatta to William Hill and Mary Johnson, both emancipated convicts. He was a carpenter's apprentice and by the late 1820s was managing William Wentworth's Vaucluse estate. He later became a butcher and also owned an orchard at Lane Cove. In 1848 he acquired 76,000 acres on the Liverpool Plains. In 1868 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury, where he remained until his defeat in 1877. In 1880 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council. On 27 January 1832 he married Henrietta Cox, the sister of W. C. Wentworth's wife; they had eleven children. A close supporter of Henry Parkes, he was a founding member of the Aborigines Protection Board in 1883. Hill died in Sydney in 1895. See also Political families of Australia A political family of Australia (also called a political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lloyd (politician)
George Alfred Lloyd (14 November 1815 – 25 December 1897) was an Australian politician, elected as a member for Newcastle from 1869 to 1877, 1880 to 1882 and 1885 to 1887. Early life Lloyd was born in Norwood, Surrey, England and educated at Aske's Hospital School, London. His father's business failed in and he was sent to work for a family friend in Sydney in 1833. He opened a store and was postmaster at Hinton, near Raymond Terrace on the Hunter River. After his employer's bankruptcy, he became a farmer on the Williams River and then an auctioneer in Sydney. He married Mary Threlkeld in July 1841 and they had eleven children. With the discovery of gold, he moved into the gold related businesses of quartz crushing and gold escorting and then invested in shipping. He returned to London in 1855 and his company, ''Lloyd, Beilby & Co.'', acted as commercial agents to the Government of New South Wales until 1859, when he went bankrupt due to losses on his shipping business. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davies (New South Wales Politician)
John Davies (2 March 1839 – 23 May 1896), was a member of the Parliament of New South Wales. Davies was born in Sydney, the son of John Davies, of New South Wales. In 1861 he married Miss Elisabeth Eaton. Starting in business as an ironmonger and general blacksmith, he commenced to take an active part in politics on the Liberal side as soon as he was of age. On 1 December 1874 he was elected an alderman for the City of Sydney, serving as an alderman until 1882. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly as one of four members for East Sydney at the election on 9 December 1874, representing this seat until 1880. He was Postmaster-General in the Robertson Government from August to December 1877. Davies was acting British Commissioner at the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879, and was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the following year, when he was a Commissioner for New South Wales to the Melbourne International Exhibition; as also for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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