List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1948–1953)

Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 until 1953 were elected on 14 August 1948. The first session of the newly elected council started on 10 November.Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Ninth Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia There were ten elected members, eight appointed members and six ex officio members.

List of members Elected members ConstituencyMemberNotesBroken HillRoy WelenskyLivingstoneHerbert MillarLuanshyaAlbert DaviesLusakaErnest SergeantMidlandMarais von EedenMufulira–ChingolaJames MorrisNdolaEwain WilsonMember for Health and Local GovernmentNkanaGeorge L'AngeNorth-EasternFrank RobertsonSouth-WesternGeoffrey BeckettMember for Agriculture and Natural Resources

Replacements ConstituencyPrevious memberDateNew memberMufulira–ChingolaJames Morris1953Alexander Stevens

Nominated members PositionMemberNotesSpeakerThomas Spurgeon PageAfrican MemberHenry KaskoloAfrican MemberNelson NalumangoNominated Official MemberA.G. Knox JohnstonDirector of DevelopmentNominated Official MemberE.F. MartinDirector of AgricultureNominated Official MemberP.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical ServicesNominated Unofficial MemberStewart Gore-BrowneRepresenting African InterestsNominated Unofficial MemberEdward NightingaleRepresenting African Interests

Replacements PositionPrevious memberDateNew memberNotesNominated Official MemberA.G. Knox Johnston16 March 1949F. CrawfordDirector of DevelopmentNominated Official MemberE.F. Martin16 March 1949Charles CousinsCommissioner for Labour and MinesNominated Official MemberP.B. Robinson22 June 1949A.T. HowellDirector of Medical ServicesNominated Official MemberA.T. Howell12 November 1949P.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical ServicesAfrican MemberHenry Kaskolo9 June 1951Pascale SokotaAfrican MemberNelson Nalumango9 June 1951Dauti YambaNominated Official MemberF. Crawford9 June 1951L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment SecretaryNominated Official MemberCharles Cousins9 June 1951P.J. LawCommissioner for LabourNominated Official MemberA.T. Howell9 June 1951T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local GovernmentNominated Unofficial MemberStewart Gore-Browne9 June 1951John MoffatRepresenting African InterestsNominated Official MemberP.J. Law10 November 1951J.A. CottrellDirector of African EducationNominated Official MemberL.F. Leversedge28 June 1952H.C. BallingallDevelopment SecretaryNominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester28 June 1952S.F. TurnerDirector of Surveys and LandsNominated Official MemberJ.A. Cottrell28 June 1952Charles CousinsCommissioner for Labour and MinesNominated Official MemberH.C. Ballingall8 November 1952L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment SecretaryNominated Official MemberS.F. Turner8 November 1952William McCallNominated Official MemberWilliam McCall6 December 1952T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local GovernmentNominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester18 February 1953W.G.M. LugtonDirector of Welfare and Probation ServicesNominated Official MemberW.G.M. Lugton4 March 1953K.V. MacquireChief Establishment OfficerNominated Official MemberK.V. Macquire16 April 1953T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local GovernmentNominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester7 November 1953William McCallNominated Official MemberCharles Cousins12 November 1953P.J. LawCommissioner for Labour and Mines

Ex officio members PositionMemberAdministrative SecretaryA.T. Williams, S.R. Denny, G.J. PhillipsAttorney-GeneralH.G. Morgan, A.G. Forbes, Edgar Unsworth, W.M. McCallChief Secretary to the GovernmentRobert Stanley, George Thornton, A.T. Williams, Edgar UnsworthEconomic SecretaryRalph Nicholson, A.G. Knox Johnston, H.L. JonesFinancial SecretaryGeorge Thornton, J.O. Talbot-Phibbs, R.M. Taylor, H.M. McDowell, H.C. BallingballSecretary for Native AffairsR.S. Hudson, R.P. Bush, W.F. Stubbs

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