Category: Queensland, Legislative Council

Categories: Queensland, Politicians

Landing level category

This category is for profiles of members of the Queensland Legislative Council.

The Legislative Council of Queensland was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian colony and state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1st May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which took effect on 23rd March 1922. Consequently, Queensland has the only unicameral state parliament in Australia with its Legislative Assembly of Queensland. 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 those early years, with several members returning to England and being absent for several years. Members were entitled to the post-nominals MLC.

• Abolition of the Legislative Council.
• Queensland Parliament member register.

Members of the First Parliament of the Colony of Queensland

A

William Aplin Apr 1840 Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - 18 Feb 1901

B

Thomas Beirne 09 Jul 1860 Ballymacurly, County Roscommon, Ireland - 21 Apr 1949

Francis Bigge bef 02 Sep 1820 Long Benton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom - 03 Dec 1915

John Bramston 14 Nov 1832 Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 13 Sep 1921

Thomas Byrnes 11 Nov 1860 Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia - 27 Sep 1898

C

Thomas Cribb 01 Dec 1845 St Pancras, Middlesex, England - 04 Sep 1913

George Curtis 19 Jul 1845 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Oct 1922

F

John Ferguson 15 Mar 1830 Kenmore, Killen, Perthshire - Scotland - 30 Mar 1906

John Foote 10 Jul 1822 Calne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom - 18 Aug 1895

Edwin Fowles 17 Jun 1871 Oxley, Queensland, Australia - 29 Dec 1945

G

Henry Groom 04 Jan 1860 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - 04 Jan 1926

H

Eugen Hirschfeld 22 Jan 1866 Milicz, Silesia, Prussia - 18 Jun 1946

H cont.

William Hobbs 1822 London, England, United Kingdom - 08 Dec 1890

Louis Hope 29 Oct 1817 Abercorn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 15 Aug 1894

L

William Long 08 Nov 1843 Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Aug 1912

M

Charles Marks 08 Sep 1852 St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 28 Mar 1941

Francis McDonnell 24 Jan 1863 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland - 26 Nov 1928

John McMaster 26 Jun 1830 Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland - 1924

Boyd Morehead 24 Aug 1843 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 30 Oct 1905

Arthur Morgan 19 Sep 1856 Warwick, Queensland, Australia - 20 Dec 1916

Thomas Murray-Prior 13 Nov 1819 Wells, Somerset, England - 31 Dec 1892

O

Maurice O'Connell 13 Jan 1812 Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) - 23 Mar 1879

Kevin O'Doherty 07 Sep 1823 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 15 Jul 1905

P

Arthur Palmer 28 Dec 1819 County Armagh, Ireland - 20 Mar 1898

Patrick Perkins 10 Oct 1838 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland - 17 May 1901

Edmund Plant 10 Dec 1844 Nottingham St Nicholas, Nottinghamshire, England - 28 Apr 1926

Ratcliffe Pring 17 Oct 1825 Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 26 Mar 1885

R

Alexander Raff 20 Jul 1820 Forres, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 26 Jan 1914

S

Stephen Simpson 29 Jul 1793 Wolston, Warwickshire, England - 11 Mar 1869

T

George Thorn 12 Oct 1838 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 15 Jan 1905

James Tyson 08 Apr 1819 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia - 04 Dec 1898

W

William Wilson 1832 Ireland - 1903

Y

William Yaldwyn 12 Nov 1836 Blackdown, Dorset, England - 27 Jul 1919

William Yaldwyn bef 05 Oct 1801 Lodsworth, Sussex, England - 1866

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