Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1900–1909 explained

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1 January 1900 to 31 December 1909. Appointments, made by the governor of Queensland, were for life, although many members for one reason or another resigned.

The council's size grew from 41 to 44 members, however, at times during the decade, as few as 35 members sat in the chamber. The first Labour members of the chamber were appointed under the Morgan-Kidston coalition.

Office bearers

President of the Legislative Council:

Hugh Nelson (13 April 1898 – 1 January 1906)
Arthur Morgan (19 January 1906 – 19 December 1916)

Chairman of Committees:

Frederic Brentnall (26 May 1893 – 22 July 1902)
Albert Norton (23 July 1902 – 5 August 1907)
Peter MacPherson (6 August 1907 – 12 September 1913)

Members

Members shaded red were Labour Party members of the council.

Name	Date appointed	Date left	Reason for leaving
			Transferred to Assembly
			Death
			Death
			Death
			Death
			Death^[1]
			Council abolished
			Death
			Council abolished
			Death
			Death
			Resignation





			Council abolished

			Transferred to Federal Parliament

			Death
			Death


			Death
			Council abolished
			Council abolished

			Death
			Council abolished
			Death
Magnus Jensen


			Resignation
			Council abolished

			Transferred to Assembly

			Council abolished
			Council abolished
			Death
			Council abolished

			Resignation
			Council abolished
			Resignation
			Death
			Council abolished
			Death
			Transferred to Assembly

			Council abolished
			Death
			Council abolished

			Death

			Death
			Death
			Death^[2]


			Council abolished

			Council abolished
			Council abolished
			Death
			Death
			Death
			Death
			Resignation

References

Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
Alphabetical Register of Members (Queensland Parliament)

Notes and References

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20031327 Death of A. H. Barlow
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105200448 Death of Smith