Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1843–1851

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851. Beginning with the Royal Instructions gazetted 15 June 1843, there were four official and four non-official members of the legislative council consisting of: the governor, colonial secretary, advocate-general, and registrar-General with four non-official members being nominated by the Crown. The council was the only chamber of government until the House of Assembly was created in 1857.

Name Office Term
Charles Hervey BagotNon-Official1844–1853; 1857–61; 1865–69
William BartleyAdvocate-General (acting) [a]1849
George Frederick DashwoodNon-Official1843–1844
Samuel DavenportNon-Official1846–1848; 1855–56; 1857–66
Boyle Travers FinnissRegistrar-General1847–1857
George GreyGovernor & Resident Commissioner1841–1845
Jacob HagenNon-Official1843–1846; 1847–1851
Richard Davies HansonAdvocate-General (acting) [c]1851, 1851–1857
James William MacDonaldRegistrar-General (acting) [b]1844–1846
John MorphettNon-Official1843–1847; 1848–1855; 1857–73
Alfred MundyColonial Secretary1843–1849
Richard Francis NewlandNon-Official (acting)1847
Thomas Shuldham O'HalloranNon-Official1843–1851
Frederick RobeGovernor1845–1848
William SmillieAdvocate-General1840–1851
Charles SturtRegistrar-General [b]1839–1847
Colonial Secretary1849–1851
Thomas WilliamsNon-Official1843
Henry YoungGovernor1848–1851
[a] Bartley was acting while Smillie was on leave 1849
[b] Sturt was absent exploring 1844–1845, MacDonald acted
[c] Hanson was acting while Smillie was on leave 1851
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