Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1860–1869
Introduction 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      Resignation William Barker      Resignation John Alexander Bell    ''''  Francis Edward Bigge    ''''  John Bramston      Resignation Alfred Henry Brown      Resignation Eyles Browne    ''''   Alfred Compigne      Resignation John Douglas      Elected to Assembly John Douglas      Resignation Henry Fitz    ''''  George Fullerton      Seat vacated John Galloway      Resignation John Galloway    ''''   James Garrick    ''''  James Gibbon    ''''  St. George Richard Gore    ''''  Henry Harden    ''''  George Harris    ''''  John Heussler    ''''  William Hobbs     ''''  Louis Hope    ''''  Frederick Isaac      Death James Laidley      Resignation William Landsborough      Resignation John McConnel      Resignation John Frederick McDougall    ''''  Robert Massie      Resignation Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior    ''''  Charles Nicholson      Returned to England Francis North      Death Albert Norton      Resignation Maurice Charles O'Connell    ''''  John Panton      Death Ratcliffe Pring      Elected to Assembly Daniel Foley Roberts    ''''  Henry Simpson    ''''  Stephen Simpson      Resignation Richard Joseph Smith      Resignation William Thornton    ''''  John Watts      Elected to Assembly William Duckett White    ''''  Western Wood      Resignation William Yaldwyn    ''''  William Henry Yaldwyn      Resignation William Henry Yaldwyn      Death
References * Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.