President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Introduction The '''President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council''' is the presiding officer of the Council.
Presidents of the Legislative Council  Member  Party  Electorate  Term in Office Thomas Horne  Independent  Hobart  2 December 1856 – 2 September 1859 William Nairn   Meander  13 September 1859 – 25 August 1868 Frederick Innes  Independent  South Esk  25 August 1868 – 4 November 1872 (Sir) James Wilson  Independent  Hobart  4 November 1872 – 29 February 1880 Frederick Innes  Independent  South Esk  3 March 1880 – 11 May 1882 Thomas Chapman    Buckingham  11 July 1882 – 17 February 1884 Walter Gellibrand  Independent  Derwent  1 July 1884 – 9 July 1889 William Moore  Independent  Russell  9 July 1889 – 20 April 1894 (Sir) Adye Douglas  Independent  Launceston  20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904 William Dodery  Independent  Westmorland  10 May 1904 – 7 May 1907 Tetley Gant  Independent  Buckingham  9 July 1907 – 27 July 1926 William Propsting  Independent  Hobart  27 July 1926 – 3 December 1937 Thomas Murdoch  Independent  Buckingham  7 December 1937 – 3 May 1944 Charles Eady  Independent  Hobart  9 May 1944 – 20 December 1945 (Sir) Rupert Shoobridge  Independent  Derwent  26 February 1946 – 13 May 1955 Geoffrey Green  Independent  Monmouth  17 May 1955 – 21 April 1959 (Sir) Henry Baker  Independent  Queenborough  2 June 1959 – 20 July 1968 Walter Davis  Independent  West Devon  3 September 1968 – 7 October 1971 Hector McFie  Independent  Mersey  12 October 1971 – 25 May 1972 Charles Fenton  Independent  Russell  7 June 1972 – 22 May 1981 Bill Hodgman  Independent  Queenborough  9 June 1981 – 28 May 1983 Harry Braid  Independent  Mersey  7 June 1983 – 26 May 1984 Alby Broadby  Independent  Gordon  5 June 1984 – 28 May 1988 George Shaw  Independent  Macquarie  21 June 1988 – 14 July 1992 John Stopp  Independent  Queenborough  14 July 1992 – 27 May 1995 Reg Hope  Independent  Meander  20 June 1995 – 31 May 1997 Ray Bailey  Independent  Cornwall/Rosevears  17 June 1997 – 4 May 2002 Don Wing  Independent  Paterson  21 May 2002 – 10 June 2008 Sue Smith  Independent  Montgomery  10 June 2008 – 4 May 2013 Jim Wilkinson  Independent  Nelson  21 May 2013 – 3 May 2019 Craig Farrell  Labor  Derwent  21 May 2019 – present
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