Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1895–1898


This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1895 to 1898. 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 1895 colonial election on 24 July 1895 and the 1898 colonial election on 27 July 1898.
Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.
NameYears in office
Benjamin Backhouse 11895–1904
Edmund Barton 4,51887–1891, 1897–1898
James Blanksby 21895–1901
Alexander Brown1892–1926
Richard Bowker1888–1903
William Campbell1890–1906
Samuel Charles1885–1909
Edward Combes 81891–1895
George Cox1863–1901
John Creed1885–1930
William Cullen1885–1910
Thomas Dalton1892–1901
Henry Dangar1883–1917
John Davies 131888–1896
George Day1889–1906
Leopold De Salis 171874–1898
Robert Fowler 21895–1906
Andrew Garran1887–1892, 1895–1901
Charles Goodchap 71892–1896
Edward Greville1892–1903
Charles Heydon 61893–1898, 1898–1900
Louis Heydon1889–1918
Richard Hill 151880–1895
James Hoskins1889–1900
John Hughes 21895–1912
Frederick Humphery1888–1908
Solomon Hyam1892–1901
Archibald Jacob1883–1900
Sir Patrick Jennings 91867–1870, 1890–1897
Henry Kater1889–1924
Andrew Kerr1888–1907
Alexander Kethel 31895–1916
Philip King1880–1904
Sir John Lackey1885–1903
William Laidley 111889–1897
George Lee1882–1912
Samuel Lees 2,51895–1898
George Lloyd 141887–1897
William Long1885–1909
John Lucas1880–1902
John Macintosh1882–1911
Charles Mackellar1885–1903, 1903–1925
Normand MacLaurin1889–1914
Henry Mort1882–1900
Henry Moses1885–1923
James Norton1879–1906
Daniel O'Connor 2,51891–1892, 1895–1898
Richard O'Connor 121888–1898
William Pigott1887–1907
Charles Pilcher1891–1916
Edward Pulsford 21895–1901
Sir Arthur Renwick1888–1908
Charles Roberts1890–1925
Richard Roberts1882–1903
Alexander Ryrie1892–1909
Sir Julian Salomons1870–1871, 1887–1899
Patrick Shepherd1888–1903
Fergus Smith 21895–1924
Thomas Smith1892–1902
Septimus Stephen1887–1900
John Stewart 161879–1895
William Suttor1880–1900
Harman Tarrant 101890–1896
George Thornton1877–1901
John Toohey1892–1903
William Trickett1888–1916
Ebenezer Vickery1887–1906
William Walker1888–1908
John Want1894–1905
James Watson1887–1907
Edmund Webb1882–1899
Robert White1888–1900