Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1900–1909

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1900 to 31 December 1909. Appointments, made by the governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.

The council's size grew from 41 to 44 members, however, at times during the decade, as few as 35 members sat in the chamber. The first Labour members of the chamber were appointed under the Morgan-Kidston coalition.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council: Hugh Nelson (13 April 1898 – 1 January 1906) Arthur Morgan (19 January 1906 – 19 December 1916)

Chairman of Committees: Frederic Brentnall (26 May 1893 – 22 July 1902) Albert Norton (23 July 1902 – 5 August 1907) Peter MacPherson (6 August 1907 – 12 September 1913)

Members

Members shaded red were Labour Party members of the council.

Name Date appointed Date left Reason for leaving Peter Airey Transferred to Assembly William Allan Death John Annear Death William Aplin Death John Archibald Death Andrew Henry Barlow DeathDeath of A. H. Barlow Thomas Beirne Council abolished William Draper Box Death Frederic Brentnall Council abolished William Villiers Brown Death Robert Bulcock Death Charles Hardie Buzacott Resignation Albert Callan William Henry Campbell Arthur John Carter Felix Clewitt James Cowlishaw Alfred Davey Council abolished John Deane James Drake Transferred to Federal Parliament Bartley Fahey John Ferguson Death William Forrest Death Angus Gibson George Wilkie Gray Augustus Gregory Death Henry Littleton Groom Council abolished Thomas Murray Hall Council abolished Frederick Hart John Heussler Death Albert Hinchcliffe Council abolished Frederick Holberton Death Magnus Jensen Thomas Alexander Johnson James Lalor William Lambert Resignation Frank McDonnell Council abolished Charles McGhie John McMaster Transferred to Assembly Peter MacPherson Charles Marks Council abolished Edward David Miles Council abolished Boyd Dunlop Morehead Death Berkeley Basil Moreton Council abolished Arthur Morgan Hugh Mosman Resignation Peter Murphy Council abolished John Murray Resignation Hugh Nelson Death Charles Nielson Council abolished Albert Norton Death Thomas O'Sullivan Transferred to Assembly Thomas O'Sullivan Arthur Horatio Parnell Council abolished Patrick Perkins Death Edmund Plant Council abolished Francis Isidore Power William Grene Power Death Alexander Raff William Rawlings Death James Thorneloe Smith Death Robert Harrison Smith DeathDeath of Smith Joseph Capel Smyth Ernest James Stevens William Taylor Council abolished Lewis Thomas Andrew Joseph Thynne Council abolished Henry Turner Council abolished John Turner Death John Webber Death Andrew Wilson Death Walter Horatio Wilson Death Henry Wood Resignation

References

Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001. Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)