Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1900–1909
Introduction 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      Death 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      Death 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)*