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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1851-1857
TABLE E
Table Showing the Names of Governors, 1851-56, and of the Members of the Legislative Councils established under Ordinance No. 1, 1851 (passed February 21, in accordance with the
Imperial Act, 13 and 14 Victoria c. 59), and consisting of eight Nominated Members (four Official and four Non-Official) and sixteen Elected Members
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.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR - SIR HENRY EDWARD FOX YOUNG
GOVERNOR - SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B.
1851
First Session
1852
Second and Special
Session to pass the
Bullion Act
1852
Third Session
1853
Fourth Session
1854
Fifth Session
1855-56
First Session
(In which the Constitution Act was
passed, January 2, 1856)
1856
Second
Session
NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBERS
Colonial Secretary..Charles Sturt ..................
Advocate-General..Richard Davies Hanson
Registrar-General . Boyle Travers Finniss.....
Collector of
Customs................ Robert Richard Torrens
NOMINATED NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS
John Morphett................................................
John Grainger, resigned Dec. 18, 1854..........
Edward Castres Gwynne ...............................
Norman Campbell, resigned; succeeded by )
George Alexander Anstey, Dec. 17, 1851;
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resigned August 25, 1852..........................)
DISTRICTS ELECTED MEMBERS, JULY 1851
1. North Adelaide.John Bentham Neales....
2. East Adelaide ...Francis Stacker Dutton
3. West Adelaide ..Alexander Lang Elder,
........................(resigned Mar. 30, 1853)
4. Port Adelaide...George Hall,..................
........................(resigned July 7, 1853)
5. Yatala ..............William Giles................
6. East Torrens.....George Marsden
........................Waterhouse ...................
.......................(resigned June 3, 1854)
7. West Torrens ..Charles Simeon Hare, ...
........................(resigned Jun. 22, 1854)
8. Noarlunga ........William Peacock...........
9. Mount Barker ..John Baker ....................
10. Hindmarsh .......Robert Davenport..........
........................(resigned Jun. 29, 1854)
11. Barossa ............George Fife Angas ........
12. Victoria............John Hart.......................
........................(resigned July 7, 1853*)
Boyle Travers
Finniss
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Robert Richard
Torrens
George Frederick
Dashwood
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Frederick
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Dutton,
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Aug. 25, 1852, )
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July 14, 1853 )
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James Hurtle
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William Scott,
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Boyle T. Finniss,
Oliver K. Rich-
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Dec. 21, 1854, to
June 8, 1855
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July 14, 1853
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May 6, 1853
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July 26, 1853
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Charles Fenn,
June 27, 1854;
resigned
Aug. 8, 1855
Thomas Reynolds,
July 2, 1854
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John Rankine,
July 31, 1854
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John Hart,
re-elected
July 7, 1854
NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBERS
Appointed Oct. 25, 1855
Colonial Secretary Boyle Travers Finniss
(Appointed Chief Secretary,
Oct. 24, 1856)
Advocate-General. Richard Davies
Hanson (Appointed Attorney-General,
Oct. 24, 1856)
†Surveyor-General. Arthur Henry
Freeling R.E.
Colonial Treasurer. Robert Richard
Torrens (Appointed Treasurer,
Oct. 24, 1856)
NOMINATED NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS
Appointed Oct. 25, 1855
James Hurtle Fisher .................................
Marshall MacDermott..............................
Samuel Davenport, .................................
(resigned, Aug. 19, 1856)
Edward Stirling........................................
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ELECTED
MEMBERS
Elected between Sept. 18 and Oct. 11,
1855
1. North Adelaide.John Bentham Neales
2. East Adelaide..Francis Stacker Dutton
(Anthony Forster, Seat
(declared vacant by
3. West Adel. ....(Court of Disputed
(Returns Nov 27, 1855;
(re-elected Jan. 1, 1856
4. Port Adel. ......William Scott ..............
5. Yatala ............Arthur Blyth................
6. East Torrens...John Bristow Hughes ..
7. West Torrens .Thomas Reynolds........
8. Noarlunga ......William Peacock .........
9. Mount Barker.John Baker ..................
10. Hindmarsh ....John Rankine...............
11. Barossa .........George Fife Angas ......
12. Victoria.........John Hart.....................
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