Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1874 to 1877 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the beginning of the 1874–75 colonial election on 8 December 1874 and the beginning of the 1877 colonial election on 24 October 1877. The President was 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 | Attorney General (17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877) | ||
| 1868–1886 | |||
| 1874–1898 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1863–1884 | Chairman of Committees Minister of Justice and Public Instruction and (9 February 1875 – 21 March 1877) Representative of the Government and Vice-President of the Executive Council (17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877) | ||
| 1874–1877 | |||
| 1874–1884 | |||
| 1861–1882 | |||
| 1875–1889 | |||
| 1867–1892 | President | ||
| 1868–1883 | |||
| 1873–1881 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |||
| 1864–1882 | |||
| 1861–1876, 1888–1895 | |||
| 1856–1860, 1874–1877 | |||
| 1868–1888 | |||
| 1863–1889 | |||
| 1868–1878 | |||
| 1868–1887 | |||
| 1858–1861, 1861–1880 | |||
| 1872–1880 | Postmaster-General and (3 December 1872 – 8 February 1875) | ||
| 1870–1881 | |||
| 1874–1885 | |||
| 1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1861–1879 | |||
| 1861–1866, 1874–1890 | |||
| 1865–1880 | |||
| 1874–1890 |