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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1836-1843
TABLE C
Table Showing the Names of the Members of the Legislative Council from the Proclamation of the Colony (December 28, 1836) until
February 20, 1843, date of Imperial Act of 1842 coming into force
Under Letters Patent, February 23, 1836, from the arrival of the first Governor (December 28, 1836) until December 4, 1838, the Council of Government (Executive and Legislative) consisted of Five
Members - the Governor, Judge, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, and Resident Commissioner. After that date, until February 20, 1843, the titles of the Members were - the Governor and
Resident Commissioner, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, Surveyor-General, and Assistant Commissioner of Lands. All Members were appointed by the Crown.
The mark - denotes that the previous name on the left is to be carried on to the right, and shows that the person named held his seat or office in the year indicated at head of column.
1836-37
1838
To December 5
1838
From December 5 (date of Gazette)
1839
1840
1841
1842-43
(
(
Hindmarsh,
(
Governor............. (
(
appointed
(
(
July 11, 1836
(
(
(
Captain John
(
R.N., K.H.
(
(
(
(
Captain John Hind-
marsh, left colony
July 14, 1838
George Milner Stephen
being senior Member
of Council, July 16,
1838, acting
Lieut.-Colonel George
Gawler, K.H., arrived
Oct. 12, 1838
Governor and
Resident
Commissioner
Lieut.-Colonel
George Gawler
Lieut.-Colonel
George Gawler
(
(
Lieut.-Colonel
(
George Gawler
(
(
(
(
Lieut.-Colonel
)
George Gawler, )
superseded
)
May 15, 1841
)
George Grey,
)
Esq., May 15,
)
1841
)
-
(
Sir John William )
(
(
Jeffcott on
)
leave, and sub- )
(
sequently died
)
Judge .................. (
(
acting, Nov. 21, )
(
and appointed
)
(
permanently
)
(
Dec. 26, 1837
)
Henry Jickling,
)
Henry Jickling .............
Colonial Secretary
(
George Milner
(
Stephen..............(
(
(
George Milner
)
Stephen
)
Robert Gouger,
)
reinstated
)
July 8, 1839
)
Robert Gouger ..... )
[George Hall,
)
acting July-Oct.] )
Robert Gouger,
)
retired
)
J. Alexander
)
Jackson
)
Oct. 16, 1841
)
-
(
Robert Gouger,
(
Colonial
(
suspended
(
Secretary.......... (
(
(
Strangways
(
Aug. 22, 1837
(
Thomas Bewes
(
Thomas B. Strangways
resigned July 12, 1838
George Milner Stephen,
appointed Oct. 17,
1838
Advocate-
General .............
Robert Bernard ....
( (
Robert Bernard
)
Robert Bernard..... (
(
Mar. 28, 1840
)
resigned
)
William Smillie,
)
William Smillie....
-
Advocate-
(
Charles Mann,
(
General and
(
Crown
(
Solicitor........... (
(
resigned
(
Nov. 17, 1837
(
(
(
George Milner Stephen,
Feb. 9, 1838 (acting
Governor, July 16)
Robert Bernard,
appointed July 18,
1838
Surveyor-
General .............
(
Charles Sturt,
)
(
Feb. 1, 1839
)
†Office vacant ....(
(
(
Frome, R.E.
)
(
Oct. 2, 1839
)
Lieut. Edward
)
Charles
)
Lieut. Edward
Charles Frome,
R.E.
Capt. Edward
Charles Frome,
R.E.
-
(
Resident
(
Fisher,
(
Commissioner.. (
(
(
James Hurtle
(
appointed
(
July 11, 1836
(
(
James Hurtle Fisher,
succeeded by a Board
George Milner Stephen
and George Hall*,
Oct. 18, 1838
(
Assistant
(
Commissioner
(
of Lands
(
(
Duties performed (
by a Board -
(
George Milner (
Stephen and
(
George Hall*
(
Board dissolved
)
Sept. 11,
)
George Hall
)
(pro tem.)
)
Charles Sturt........
Sept. 17, 1839
)
Charles Sturt,
)
Oct. 2, 1839
)
-
-
(
Clerk of Council..........George Stevenson (
(
George Stevenson
George Hall,
Oct. 18, 1838
Clerk of Council........George
Hall.............
George Hall............
George Hall ......... )
Alfred Miller
)
Mundy .............. )
Alfred Miller
Mundy
-
*Without seat on the Council
†Col. Light had resigned in July, 1838.
