Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1858–1859

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the second parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1858 to 1859. The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.

Name Electorate Years in office Aldcorn, AndrewAndrew Aldcorn St Vincent 1858–1859 Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold Durham 1856–1875 Bowker, RichardRichard Bowker North Eastern Boroughs 1858–1859, 1877–1880 Buckley, HenryHenry Buckley Stanley County 1856–1859 Byrnes, JamesJames Byrnes Parramatta 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 Cribb, BenjaminBenjamin Cribb Stanley Boroughs 1858–1859 Dalley, William BedeWilliam Dalley Cumberland Boroughs 1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864 Deniehy, DanielDaniel Deniehy Argyle 1857–1859, 1860 Dickson, JamesJames Dickson Northumberland Boroughs 1857–1859, 1859–1863 Donaldson, StuartStuart Donaldson 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 Cumberland (South Riding) 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 Gordon, SamuelSamuel Gordon Durham 1856–1859, 1859–1860 Hargrave, JohnJohn Hargrave East Camden 1859 Hart, JamesJames Hart New England and Macleay 1858–1869, 1870–1872 Hay, JohnJohn Hay Murrumbidgee 1856–1867 Hodgson, ArthurArthur Hodgson Clarence and Darling Downs 1858–1860 Jamison, RobertRobert Jamison Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860 Jenkins, Richard LewisRichard Jenkins Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1858–1860 Jones, RichardRichard Jones Durham 1856–1860 Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee Roxburgh 1856–1859 Lloyd, Edward HenryEdward Lloyd Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1858–1859 Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord Wellington and Bligh 1856–1877 Macarthur, JamesJames Macarthur West Camden 1856, 1856–1859 Macleay, GeorgeGeorge Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1859 Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1874 Marks, JohnJohn Marks East Camden 1856–1859 Martin, JamesJames Martin Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873 Moriarty, AbramAbram Moriarty New England and Macleay 1858 Murray, Terence AubreyTerence Murray Southern Boroughs 1856–1862 Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes Parramatta 1856–1860, 1872–1874 Owen, RobertRobert Owen East Camden 1858–1859 Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes Cumberland (North Riding) 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877,1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895 Paterson, JohnJohn Paterson Lachlan and Lower Darling 1858–1859 Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1877 Plunkett, JohnJohn Plunkett Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1857, 1858–1860 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 Rotton, HenryHenry Rotton Western Boroughs 1858–1859, 1859–1860, 1860–1864 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 Taylor, William TyddWilliam Taylor New England and Macleay 1858–1859 Thornton, GeorgeGeorge Thornton Sydney City 1858–1859, 1867–1868 Tooth, RobertRobert Tooth Sydney City 1858–1859 Tooth, WilliamWilliam Tooth Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1858–1859 Weekes, EliasElias Weekes Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1864 White, George BoyleGeorge White Northumberland and Hunter 1858–1859 Wild, WilliamWilliam Wild West Camden 1858–1860 Williamson, JamesJames Williamson Gloucester and Macquarie 1858–1859

See also Second Cowper ministry Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election Candidates of the 1858 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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