Members Of The Tasmanian House Of Assembly, 1861–1862
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This is a list of members of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...
between the 1861 elections and the 1862 elections. : In October 1861, John Davies, one of the five members for
Hobart Town Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smalle ...
, resigned. Charles Meredith won the resulting by-election on 28 October 1861. : On 23 October 1861,
Samuel Hill Samuel Hill (13 May 1857 – 26 February 1931), usually known as Sam Hill, was an American businessman, lawyer, railroad executive, and advocate of good roads. He substantially influenced the Pacific Northwest region's economic dev ...
, one of the five members for Hobart Town, died. Robert Adams won the resulting by-election on 4 November 1861. : In April 1862, Douglas Kilburn, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. Maxwell Miller won the resulting by-election on 28 May 1862. : In April 1862, Thomas Field, the member for Westbury, resigned.
Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas (31 May 1815 – 10 April 1906) was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886. Early life The so ...
was elected unopposed on 30 May 1862. : In May 1862,
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, the member for
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, resigned. John Davies was elected unopposed on 25 June 1862.


Sources

* * Parliament of Tasmania (2020)
The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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