Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1836–1843
# Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1836–1843

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1836 to 1843. Beginning with the arrival of John Hindmarsh on 28 December 1836, there were five members of the Council of Government, both Executive and Legislative, consisting of: the Governor, Judge, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, and Resident Commissioner until 4 December 1838. From the latter date until 20 February 1843, the officials were: the Governor and Resident Commissioner, Colonial Secretary, Advocate-General, Surveyor-General, and Assistant Commissioner of Lands.

| Name | Office | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Robert Bernard | Advocate-General | 1838–1840 |
| James Hurtle Fisher | Resident Commissioner | 1836–1838 |
| Edward Charles Frome | Surveyor-General | 1839–1843 |
| George Gawler | Governor & Resident Commissioner | 1838–1841 |
| Robert Gouger | Colonial Secretary | 1836–1837, 1839–41 |
| George Grey | Governor & Resident Commissioner | 1841–1845 |
| George Hall | Assistant Commissioner of Lands (acting) | 1839 |
| John Hindmarsh | Governor | 1836–1838 |
| John Alexander Jackson | Colonial Secretary | 1841–1843 |
| John Jeffcott | Judge | 1836–1837 |
| Henry Jickling | Judge | 1837–1838 |
| Charles Mann | Advocate-General & Crown Solicitor | 1836–1837 |
| William Smillie | Advocate-General | 1840–1851 |
| George Milner Stephen | Colonial Secretary | 1838–1839 |
| Thomas Bewes Strangways | Colonial Secretary | 1837–1838 |
| Charles Sturt | Surveyor-General | 1839 |
| Charles Sturt | Assistant Commissioner of Lands | 1839–1843 |

    Stephen was Advocate-General & Crown Solicitor 9 February 1838 to 18 July 1838; acting Governor 16 July 1838 to 12 October 1838; and Colonial Secretary 5 December 1838 to July 1839
    Sturt was later Registrar-General 1839 and 1846–1847; Colonial Secretary 1849–1851
