Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1861–1864


This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1861 to 1864. On 3 September 1861 the Governor appointed a new Legislative Council following the mass resignation and prorogue of the previous Council on 13 May 1861; members were appointed to the new Council for life. This list includes members between 3 September 1861 and the beginning of the 1864–65 colonial election on 22 November 1864.
NameYears in office
George Allen1856–1861, 1861–1877
John Blaxland 71863–1884
Edward Butler 111861–1863, 1877–1879
William Byrnes1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell 91864–1890
John Campbell1856, 1861–1886
George Cox 51863–1901
Joseph Docker 81856–1861, 1863–1884
Robert Fitzgerald 21856–1861, 1861–1865
Samuel Gordon1861–1882
John Hargrave1859–1861, 1861–1865
George Holden 121856–1861, 1861–1863
Thomas Icely 101864–1874
Robert Johnson 61856–1861, 1863–1866
Charles Kemp 131861–1864
Edward Lloyd 61863–1865
Francis Lord 91856–1861, 1864–1893
Sir William Macarthur 101864–1882
John MacFarlane1858–1861, 1861–1870
Sir William Manning1861–1876, 1888–1895
Alexander McArthur1861–1865
Francis Merewether1856–1861, 1861–1865
James Mitchell1856–1861, 1861–1869
Sir Terence Murray 41862–1873
Edward Ogilvie 61863–1889
John Plunkett 21857–1858, 1861–1869
John Robertson 141861, 1861, 1878–1881
Ralph Robey 1,161858–1861, 1861–1864
Bourn Russell1858–1861, 1861–1880
William Russell1861–1865
Alexander Scott 31862–1866
Sir Edward Thomson1856–1861, 1861–1879
Robert Towns 51856–1861, 1863–1873
William Walker 51863–1867
Edward Ward1861–1865
John Watt 11861–1866, 1874–1890
William Wentworth 151861–1862