Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869
# Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from its creation on 1 May 1860 to 31 December 1869. Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned. Prior to 1860, Queensland was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Starting with 11 members, by 26 April 1861, the council had increased to 21 members. From then until the end of the decade, the mean membership was slightly over 20, ranging from 16–17 for a period from July 1865 to February 1866, to 23–24 for a period from July 1863 to April 1864.

## Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

* Charles Nicholson (22 May 1860 – 26 August 1860)
* Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860 – 23 March 1879)

Chairman of Committees:

* Daniel Foley Roberts (30 May 1860 – 26 July 1889)

## Members

The following members served in the Legislative Council between 1860 and 1869:

| Name | Date appointed | Date left | Reason for leaving |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Balfour | 1 May 1860 | 23 April 1864 | Resignation |
| William Barker | 26 April 1861 | 22 July 1863 | Resignation |
| John Alexander Bell | 26 September 1866 | 21 November 1872 | |
| Francis Edward Bigge | 1 May 1860 | 16 May 1873 | |
| John Bramston | 3 July 1863 | 17 November 1869 | Resignation |
| Alfred Henry Brown | 26 April 1861 | 13 May 1863 | Resignation |
| Eyles Browne | 3 July 1863 | 14 August 1882 | |
| Alfred Compigne | 1 May 1860 | 23 April 1864 | Resignation |
| John Douglas | 22 February 1866 | 25 July 1866 | Elected to Assembly |
| John Douglas | 11 December 1868 | 13 November 1869 | Resignation |
| Henry Fitz | 23 May 1860 | 16 May 1873 | |
| George Fullerton | 1 May 1860 | 22 May 1864 | Seat vacated |
| John Galloway | 1 May 1860 | 1 May 1865 | Resignation |
| John Galloway | 13 November 1869 | 17 April 1872 | |
| James Garrick | 13 November 1869 | 8 December 1870 | |
| James Gibbon | 22 February 1866 | 19 February 1887 | |
| St. George Richard Gore | 3 July 1863 | 16 August 1871 | |
| Henry Harden | 10 June 1868 | 1 June 1870 | |
| George Harris | 23 May 1860 | 31 August 1876 | |
| John Heussler | 26 September 1866 | 8 October 1870 | |
| William Hobbs | 26 April 1861 | 18 October 1880 | |
| Louis Hope | 24 April 1862 | 1 November 1882 | |
| Frederick Isaac | 25 August 1864 | 12 July 1865 | Death |
| James Laidley | 1 May 1860 | 16 August 1864 | Resignation |
| William Landsborough | 20 December 1862 | 23 September 1865 | Resignation |
| John McConnel | 26 April 1861 | 16 July 1868 | Resignation |
| John Frederick McDougall | 1 May 1860 | 13 September 1895 | |
| Robert Massie | 1 May 1860 | 14 May 1862 | Resignation |
| Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior | 22 February 1866 | 31 December 1892 | |
| Charles Nicholson | 1 May 1860 | 23 June 1863 | Returned to England |
| Francis North | 3 July 1863 | 9 December 1864 | Death |
| Albert Norton | 11 September 1867 | 29 May 1868 | Resignation |
| Maurice Charles O'Connell | 1 May 1860 | 23 March 1879 | |
| John Panton | 22 February 1866 | 2 October 1866 | Death |
| Ratcliffe Pring | 24 April 1862 | 26 May 1863 | Elected to Assembly |
| Daniel Foley Roberts | 23 May 1860 | 26 July 1889 | |
| Henry Simpson | 29 July 1868 | 29 April 1882 | |
| Stephen Simpson | 23 May 1860 | 3 February 1865 | Resignation |
| Richard Joseph Smith | 3 July 1863 | 12 June 1866 | Resignation |
| William Thornton | 26 September 1866 | 8 September 1879 | |
| John Watts | 8 April 1864 | 31 October 1864 | Elected to Assembly |
| William Duckett White | 26 April 1861 | 5 August 1880 | |
| Western Wood | 26 April 1861 | 20 March 1868 | Resignation |
| William Yaldwyn | 10 June 1868 | 15 May 1877 | |
| William Henry Yaldwyn | 1 May 1860 | 13 June 1863 | Resignation |
| William Henry Yaldwyn | 1 May 1865 | 28 August 1866 | Death |
