Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1870–1879
Introduction This is a list of '''members of the Queensland Legislative Council''' from 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1879.Appointments, made by the Governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.It was expanded from 21 to 30 members during the period, with 6 members being added on 2 January 1874, and another three on 12 May 1877.
Office bearers President of the Legislative Council:* Maurice Charles O'Connell (26 August 1860 – 23 March 1879)* Joshua Peter Bell (3 April 1879 – 20 December 1881)Chairman of Committees:* Daniel Foley Roberts (30 May 1860 – 26 July 1889)
Members  Name Date appointed Date left Reason for leaving John Alexander Bell      Resignation Joshua Peter Bell    ''''  Francis Edward Bigge      Resignation William Draper Box    ''''  Alfred Henry Brown    ''''   Eyles Browne    ''''   Archibald Buchanan      Seat vacated Charles Hardie Buzacott    ''''  James Cowlishaw    ''''  George Edmondstone    ''''  Gilbert Eliott      Death Henry Fitz      Unknown John Clark Foote    ''''  John Galloway      Resignation James Garrick      Seat vacated James Gibbon    ''''  St. George Richard Gore      Death Francis Thomas Gregory    ''''  Henry Harden      Resignation Frederick Hart    ''''  George Harris      Resignation John Heussler      Seat vacated John Heussler    ''''  William Hobbs     ''''  Samuel Hodgson      Resignation Louis Hope    ''''  William Lambert    ''''  Francis Ivory    ''''  William Long      Resignation John Frederick McDougall    ''''  Charles Mein    ''''  Charles Melbourne    ''''  John Mullen    ''''  Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior    ''''  Maurice Charles O'Connell      Death Dr. Kevin O'Doherty    ''''   William Pettigrew    ''''  Robert Ramsay      Seat vacated Daniel Foley Roberts    ''''  Gordon Sandeman    ''''  Henry Simpson    ''''  Thomas Blacket Stephens      Death James Swan    ''''  James Taylor    ''''  George Thorn      Transferred to Assembly William Thornton      Resignation John Turner    ''''  William Henry Walsh    ''''  Claudius Buchanan Whish      Resignation William Duckett White    ''''  William Wilson      Seat vacated William Yaldwyn      Resignation
References * Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001. *  Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)