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 Bagot Non-Official 1844–1853; 1857–61; 1865–69
William Bartley Advocate-General (acting) [a] 1849
George Frederick Dashwood Non-Official 1843–1844
Samuel Davenport Non-Official 1846–1848; 1855–56; 1857–66
Boyle Travers Finniss Registrar-General 1847–1857
George Grey Governor & Resident Commissioner 1841–1845
Jacob Hagen Non-Official 1843–1846; 1847–1851
Richard Davies Hanson Advocate-General (acting) [c] 1851, 1851–1857
James William MacDonald Registrar-General (acting) [b] 1844–1846
John Morphett Non-Official 1843–1847; 1848–1855; 1857–73
Alfred Mundy Colonial Secretary 1843–1849
Richard Francis Newland Non-Official (acting) 1847
Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran Non-Official 1843–1851
Frederick Robe Governor 1845–1848
William Smillie Advocate-General 1840–1851
Charles Sturt Registrar-General [b] 1839–1847
Colonial Secretary 1849–1851
Thomas Williams Non-Official 1843
Henry Young Governor 1848–1851
[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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