Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1872–1874


This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1872 to 1874. At this time the Council was composed of individuals appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1872 colonial election on 13 February 1872 and the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874.
NameYears in office
George Allen1856–1861, 1861–1877
John Blaxland1863–1884
William Busby1867–1887
William Byrnes1858–1861, 1861–1891
Alexander Campbell1864–1890
Charles Campbell1870–1888
John Campbell1856, 1861–1886
James Chisholm1865–1888
Edward Cox 41874–1883
George Cox1863–1901
William Dalley 51870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888
Frederick Darley1868–1886
Leopold De Salis 31874–1898
Joseph Docker1856–1861, 1863–1884
John Fairfax 31874–1877
John Frazer 31874–1884
Samuel Gordon1861–1882
John Hay1867–1892
Thomas Holt1868–1883
Thomas Icely 71843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874
Joseph Innes 21873–1881
Francis Lord1856–1861, 1864–1893
Sir William Macarthur1864–1882
Sir William Manning1861–1876, 1888–1895
Jacob Montefiore 31856–1860, 1874–1877
Henry Moore1868–1888
Sir Terence Murray 91862–1873
Edward Ogilvie1863–1889
Robert Owen1868–1878
Alexander Park 61858–1861, 1868–1873
John Richardson1868–1887
Bourn Russell1858–1861, 1861–1880
Saul Samuel 11872–1880
Thomas Smart1870–1881
John Smith 31874–1885
Sir Edward Thomson1856–1861, 1861–1879
Robert Towns 81856–1861, 1863–1873
John Watt 31861–1866, 1874–1890
Elias Weekes1865–1880
James White 31874–1890