Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1856–1858

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the first parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1856 to 1858. The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.

Name Electorate Years in office Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold Durham 1856–1875 Barker, ThomasThomas Barker Gloucester and Macquarie 1856–1858 Bowman, WilliamWilliam Bowman Cumberland Boroughs 1856–1858 Brenan, RyanRyan Brenan Cumberland (South Riding) 1856 Buckley, HenryHenry Buckley Stanley County 1856–1859 Byrnes, JamesJames Byrnes Cumberland (South Riding) 1857–1861, 1864–1872 Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell Sydney Hamlets 1856–1860 Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell Sydney City 1856–1859 Cooper, DanielSir Daniel Cooper Sydney Hamlets 1856–1860 Cowper, CharlesCharles Cowper Sydney City 1856–1859, 1860–1867, 1869–1870 Cox, GeorgeGeorge Cox Wellington (County) 1856–1859 Dalley, William BedeWilliam Dalley Sydney City 1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864 Darvall, JohnJohn Darvall Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1857, 1859–1860, 1863–1865 Deniehy, DanielDaniel Deniehy Argyle 1857–1859, 1860 Dickson, JamesJames Dickson Northumberland Boroughs 1857–1859, 1859–1863 Donaldson, StuartStuart Donaldson Sydney Hamlets, Cumberland (South Riding) 1856, 1856–1859 Egan, DanielDaniel Egan Maneroo 1856–1869, 1870 Faucett, PeterPeter Faucett King and Georgiana 1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865 Flood, EdwardEdward Flood North Eastern Boroughs 1856–1860, 1869–1872 Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster United Counties of Murray and St Vincent 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,1875–1876, 1880–1882 Garland, JamesJames Garland Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1858 Gordon, SamuelSamuel Gordon Durham 1856–1859, 1859–1860 Hargrave, RichardRichard Hargrave New England and Macleay 1856–1858 Hay, JohnJohn Hay Murrumbidgee 1856–1867 Hely, HovendenHovenden Hely Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1858 Holroyd, ArthurArthur Holroyd Western Boroughs 1856–1858 , 1861–1864 Holt, ThomasThomas Holt Stanley Boroughs 1856–1858 , 1861–1864 Irving, ClarkClark Irving Clarence and Darling Downs 1856–1858 , 1859–1864 Jamison, RobertRobert Jamison Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860 Jones, RichardRichard Jones Durham 1856–1860 Lang, GideonGideon Lang Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1856–1858 Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee Roxburgh 1856–1859 Leslie, PatrickPatrick Leslie Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1857–1858 Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord Wellington and Bligh 1856–1877 Macarthur, JamesJames Macarthur Western Division of Camden 1856, 1856–1859 Macleay, GeorgeGeorge Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1859 Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1874 Manning, William MontaguWilliam Manning Cumberland (South Riding) 1856–1857 Marks, JohnJohn Marks Eastern Division of Camden 1856–1859 Martin, JamesJames Martin Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873 Murray, Terence AubreyTerence Murray Southern Boroughs 1856–1862 Nichols, BobBob Nichols Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1857 Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes Parramatta 1856–1860, 1872–1874 Osborne, HenryHenry Osborne Eastern Division of Camden 1856–1858 Oxley, John NortonJohn Oxley Western Division of Camden 1856–1858 Parker, HenryHenry Parker Parramatta 1856–1858 Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes Sydney City 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877,1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895 Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1877 Plunkett, JohnJohn Plunkett Argyle, Bathurst County 1856–1857, 1858–1860 Pye, JamesJames Pye Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1858 Richardson, JohnJohn Richardson Stanley Boroughs 1856–1859 Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886 Rusden, FrancisFrancis Rusden Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1856–1858 , 1860–1864 Rusden, ThomasThomas Rusden New England and Macleay 1856–1858 Russell, BournBourn Russell Northumberland Boroughs 1856 Sandeman, GordonGordon Sandeman Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1856–1857 Scott, Alexander WalkerAlexander Scott Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1860, 1860–1861 Smith, Thomas WhistlerThomas Smith Cumberland (North Riding) 1857–1859 Suttor, William HenryWilliam Suttor Bathurst County 1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872 Thompson, JamesJames Thompson St Vincent 1856–1858 Weekes, EliasElias Weekes Cumberland (South Riding), Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1864 Wilshire, James RobertJames Wilshire Sydney City 1856–1858

See also Donaldson ministry First Cowper ministry Parker ministry Second Cowper ministry Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election Candidates of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election

Notes There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.

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