This is a list 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 ...

from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879. Appointments, made by the

Governor of Queensland The governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the monarch of Australia. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governor performs constitutional and ceremonial func ...

, 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 Sir Joshua Peter Bell K.C.M.G. (19 January 1827 – 20 December 1881) was a pastoralist and parliamentarian from Queensland, Australia. His eldest son was barrister and parliamentarian Joshua Thomas Bell. Early life Bell was born in Ki ...

(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 edition), Sydney 2001.
Alphabetical Register of Members
(Queensland Parliament) {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1870-1879 Members of Queensland parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians