Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1874–1876

{{Short description|List Of Victorian Legislative Council Members}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from the elections of 12–25 March 1874 to the elections of 15 August to 15 November 1876.

{{cite web

|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/elections-since-1856

|title=Legislative Council Elections since 1856

|publisher=Parliament of Victoria

|accessdate=23 February 2014

}}

There were six Electoral Provinces and five members elected to each Province.

{{cite book

|title=Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6

|last=Sweetman

|first=Edward

|year=1920

|page=183

|publisher=Whitcombe & Tombs Limited

|url=https://archive.org/details/constitutionalde00swee

|accessdate=23 February 2014

}}

File:Victorian Legislative Council provinces 1856.png

:Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Council, not necessarily for that Province.

class="wikitable sortable"
Name	Province	Term in Office
{{sort|aBeT|Thomas Turner à Beckett}}	Central	1852–1856; 1858–1878
{{sort|aBeW|William à Beckett}}	South	1868–1876
{{sort|And|Robert Anderson}}	Eastern	1866–1883
{{sort|Balf|James Balfour}}	South	1874–1913
{{sort|Bear|John Pinney Bear}}	South	1863–1878
{{sort|Blac|Niel Black}}	Western	1859–1880
{{sort|Camp|William Campbell}}	North-Western	1851–1854; 1862–1882
{{sort|Cole|George Ward Cole}}	Central	1853–1855; 1859–1879
{{sort|Cumm|John Cumming}}	South-Western	1870–1880
{{sort|Dobs|Frank Dobson}}	South	1870–1895
{{sort|Fitz|Nicholas Fitzgerald}}	North-Western	1864–1908
{{sort|Fras|Alexander Fraser}}	North-Western	1858–1881
{{sort|Grah|James Graham}}	Central	1853–1854; 1866–1886
{{sort|Ham|Thomas Hamilton}}	South	1872–1884
{{sort|HenJ|James Henty}}	South-Western	1853–1882
{{sort|High|William Highett}}	Eastern	1853–1856; 1857–1880
{{sort|Hope|Robert Hope}} {{ref label|H|a}}	South-Western	1856–1864; 1867–1874
{{sort|Jenn|Caleb Jenner}}	South-Western	1863–1886
{{sort|MacK|Thomas McKellar}} {{ref label|M|b}}	Western	1870–1875
{{sort|Mitc|William Mitchell}}	North-Western	1853; 1856–1858; 1859–1884
{{sort|Murp|Francis Murphy}}	Eastern	1851–1853; 1853–1856; 1872–1876
{{sort|Robe|Francis Robertson}}	North-Western	1860–1864; 1868–1886
{{sort|Russ|Philip Russell}} {{ref label|R|c}}	South-Western	1869–1875; 1880–1886
{{sort|Sarg|Frederick T. Sargood}}	Central	1874–1880; 1882–1901
{{sort|Sim|Robert Simson}}	Western	1868–1878; 1880–1882
{{sort|Ske|William Skene}}	Western	1870–1876
{{sort|Stra|James Strachan}} {{ref label|S|d}}	Western	1851–1866; 1866–1874
{{sort|Sumn|Theodotus Sumner}}	Central	1873–1883
{{sort|Wall|John Wallace}}	Eastern	1873–1901
{{sort|Will|Benjamin Williams}} {{ref label|W|e}}	Eastern	1856–1874

William Mitchell was President of the Council, Caleb Jenner was Chairman of Committees.{{cite book

|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/volume-hansard/Hansard%208%20CA%20V018%20May-Jul%201874.pdf

|title=Victorian Hansard, Session 1874

|volume=18

|publisher=John Ferres, Melb.

|year=1874

}}

:{{ref label|H|a}} Hope retired in August 1874, replaced by Henry Cuthbert in a by-election the same month.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139123111 |date=29 August 1874 |newspaper=The Australian |location=Melbourne |title=Legislative Council |page=14}}

:{{ref label|M|b}} McKellar retired around May 1875, replaced by Samuel Wilson in June 1875.

:{{ref label|R|c}} Russell retired in March 1875, replaced by George Belcher in an April 1875 by-election.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11515076 |date=10 April 1875 |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |title=South-Western Province Election |page=7}}

:{{ref label|S|d}} Strachan retired in September 1874, replaced by Thomas Bromell in by-election the same month.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139123552 |date=19 September 1874 |newspaper=The Australian |location=Melbourne |title=Legislative Council |page=14}}

:{{ref label|W|e}} Williams died 30 December 1874, replaced by William Wilson in a January 1875 by-election