Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1879–1885

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1879 and 1885. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

Elections

Date Electorates
1879 Cambridge; Hobart (1)
1880 Hobart (1); North Esk
1881 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke
1882 Huon; Tamar (1); Mersey
1883 Derwent; Tamar (1); Longford
1884 Buckingham; Jordan; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon Dr James Agnew[6][9] Hobart
Jordan		 1877–1881;
1884–1887		 b/e
Hon James Aikenhead Tamar 1870–1885 1882
Hon Donald Cameron North Esk 1868–1886 1880
Hon Thomas Chapman[10] Buckingham 1873–1884 1878
Hon Dr William Crowther Hobart 1869–1885 1879
Hon William Dodery Longford 1877–1907 1883
Hon Adye Douglas[11] South Esk 1855–1856; 1884–1886;
1890–1904		 b/e
Hon Thomas Field[5] Meander 1875–1881 1875
Hon William Fisher[4] Huon 1881–1882 b/e
Hon Philip Fysh[10] Buckingham 1866–1869; 1870–1873;
1884–1894		 b/e
Hon Walter Gellibrand Derwent 1871–1901 1883
Hon Frederick Grubb[1][3][5] Tamar; Meander 1879–1911 b/e x2
Hon William Grubb[1] Tamar 1869–1879 1877
Hon William Hodgson[7] Pembroke 1881–1891 b/e
Hon Frederick Innes[8] South Esk 1862–1872; 1877–1882
Hon Charles Leake[8][11] South Esk 1882–1884
Hon James Lord[7] Pembroke 1876–1881 b/e
Hon John Lord Cambridge 1873–1890 1879
Hon Alexander McGregor[2] Hobart 1880–1896 b/e
Hon James MacLanachan[9] Jordan 1868–1884 1878
Hon William Moore Mersey 1877–1909 1879
Hon James Robertson Huon 1874–1880 1874
Hon John Scott[3] Tamar 1880–1890 b/e
Hon Joseph Solomon[4] Huon 1880 1880
Hon Dr Thomas Smart[6] Hobart 1881–1886 b/e
Hon John Watchorn[4] Huon 1882–1905 b/e
Hon Sir James Wilson[2] Hobart 1859–1880 1874

Notes

1 On 8 February 1879, William Grubb, one of the two members for Tamar, died. Frederick Grubb won the resulting by-election on 6 March 1879.
2 On 29 February 1880, James Milne Wilson, one of the three members for Hobart, died. Alexander McGregor won the resulting by-election on 22 March 1880.
3 In October 1880, one of the two Tamar seats, held by Frederick Grubb, was declared vacant owing to his extended absence from the chamber. John Scott won the resulting by-election on 30 November 1880.
4 On 23 June 1880, Joseph Solomon was elected as the member for Huon. However, the election was ruled invalid, and a by-election was held on 5 November 1880. Solomon won the election but was disqualified, and William Fisher, the only other contestant, was deemed to have been elected at the poll. He died on 3 April 1882 and John Watchorn won the resulting by-election on 29 April 1882.
5 On 12 January 1881, Thomas Field, the member for Meander, died. Frederick Grubb won the resulting by-election on 12 February 1881.
6 On 2 March 1880, James Agnew, one of the three members for Hobart, resigned. Thomas Smart was elected unopposed on 8 March 1881.
7 On 22 May 1881, James Lord, the member for Pembroke died. William Hodgson won the resulting by-election on 2 July 1881.
8 On 11 May 1882, Frederick Innes, the member for South Esk, died. Charles Leake won the resulting by-election on 30 June 1882.
9 On 22 January 1884, James MacLanachan, the member for Jordan, died. James Agnew won the resulting by-election on 18 February 1884.
10 On 17 February 1884, Sir Thomas Chapman, the member for Buckingham, died. Sir Philip Fysh won the resulting by-election on 15 March 1884.
11 In July 1884, Charles Leake, the member for South Esk, resigned. Sir Adye Douglas won the resulting by-election on 21 August 1884.

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