Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1872 to 1874 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1872 colonial election on 13 February 1872 and the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874. The President was Sir Terence Murray until his death on 22 June 1873 and then John Hay.
| Name | Years in office | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856–1861, 1861–1877 | |||
| 1863–1884 | |||
| 1867–1887 | |||
| 1858–1861, 1861–1891 | |||
| 1864–1890 | |||
| 1870–1888 | |||
| 1856, 1861–1886 | |||
| 1865–1888 | |||
| 1874–1883 | |||
| 1863–1901 | |||
| 1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888 | |||
| 1868–1886 | |||
| 1874–1898 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1863–1884 | |||
| 1874–1877 | |||
| 1874–1884 | |||
| 1861–1882 | |||
| 1867–1892 | President (8 July 1872 - 10 January 1892) | ||
| 1868–1883 | |||
| 1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874 | |||
| 1873–1881 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |||
| 1864–1882 | |||
| 1861–1876, 1888–1895 | |||
| 1856–1860, 1874–1877 | |||
| 1868–1888 | |||
| 1862–1873 | President (14 October 1862 - 22 June 1873) | ||
| 1863–1889 | |||
| 1868–1878 | |||
| 1858–1861, 1868–1873 | |||
| 1868–1887 | |||
| 1858–1861, 1861–1880 | |||
| 1872–1880 | Postmaster-General and (3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875) | ||
| 1870–1881 | |||
| 1874–1885 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1861–1879 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1863–1873 | |||
| 1861–1866, 1874–1890 | |||
| 1865–1880 | |||
| 1874–1890 |