Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1882–1886
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the May 1882 elections and the 26 July 1886 election.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
between the May 1882 elections and the 26 July 1886 election.
| Name | Affiliation | District | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Archer | Ministerial | Norfolk Plains Electoral district of Norfolk Plains The Electoral district of Norfolk Plains was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based near the town of Longford to the south of Launceston, Tasmania's second city, and also included the towns of Carrick and Perth.... |
1882–1886 |
| William Belbin | Ministerial | South Hobart Electoral district of South Hobart The Electoral district of South Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.... |
1871–1891 |
| Stafford Bird | Ministerial | Franklin Electoral district of Franklin The Electoral district of Franklin was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It covered all of southern and southwestern Tasmania, and its main population centre was the town of Franklin in Tasmania's Huon Valley... |
1882–1903; 1904–1909 |
| Edward Braddon Edward Braddon Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon, KCMG , Australian politician, was the Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899, and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in the House of Representatives... |
Opposition | West Devon Electoral district of West Devon The Electoral district of West Devon was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region surrounding the northern coastal town of Devonport.... |
1879–1888; 1893–1901 |
| William Brock | Ministerial | Richmond Electoral district of Richmond (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Richmond was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Richmond to the north of Hobart.... |
1882–1885 |
| Nicholas John Brown | Ministerial | Cumberland Electoral district of Cumberland (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Cumberland was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in central Tasmania in towns such as Bothwell, Hamilton and Ouse, and until 1894 included much of the West Coast before the mining districts of Zeehan and Queenstown became... |
1875–1903 |
| William Brown William Brown (Tasmanian politician) William Thomas Henry Brown was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1882 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Campbell Town. He retired in 1889 but was re-elected in 1893, serving until his resignation in 1903. Brown died in Hobart in 1926.... |
Opposition | Campbell Town Electoral district of Campbell Town The Electoral district of Campbell Town was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the towns of Campbell Town and Ross in the Midlands region of Tasmania between Hobart and Launceston.... |
1882–1889; 1893–1903 |
| William Burgess | Ministerial | West Hobart Electoral district of West Hobart The Electoral district of West Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart West, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.... |
1881–1891; 1916–1917 |
| Henry Butler | Independent | Brighton Electoral district of Brighton (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Brighton was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Brighton to the north of Hobart.... |
1856–1862; 1866–1885 |
| Audley Coote | Opposition | George Town Electoral district of George Town The Electoral district of George Town was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of George Town in Tasmania's Tamar Valley region north of Launceston.... |
1879–1886 |
| Edward Crowther | Opposition | Queenborough Electoral district of Queenborough The Electoral district of Queenborough was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the southern suburbs of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, in particular Sandy Bay, and surrounding districts such as Cascades, Taroona and Kingston.The seat was created as a... |
1878–1912 |
| John Davies | Fingal Electoral district of Fingal The Electoral district of Fingal was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around Fingal in Tasmania's east and also included the coastal towns of St Marys and St Helens, and inland districts such as Avoca and Mathinna.The seat was created ahead of the... |
1884–1913 | |
| Alfred Dobson Alfred Dobson Alfred Thomas Carrick Dobson was an English international footballer, who played as a right back.-Career:Born in Basford, Dobson played for Notts County, and earned four caps for England between 1882 and 1884.... |
Ministerial | Glenorchy Electoral district of Glenorchy The Electoral district of Glenorchy was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the northern suburbs of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included New Town, Moonah and Glenorchy.... |
1877–1887 |
| John Dodds | Ministerial | East Hobart Electoral district of East Hobart The Electoral district of East Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.... |
1878–1887 |
| James Dooley | Opposition | East Devon Electoral district of East Devon The Electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based on Tasmania's north coast in the town of Devonport and the surrounding rural area.... |
1872–1891 |
| Sir Adye Douglas Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886.... |
Ministerial | Fingal Electoral district of Fingal The Electoral district of Fingal was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around Fingal in Tasmania's east and also included the coastal towns of St Marys and St Helens, and inland districts such as Avoca and Mathinna.The seat was created ahead of the... |
1856–1857; 1862–1884 |
| John Falkiner | Ministerial | Morven Electoral district of Morven The Electoral district of Morven was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Evandale to the south of Launceston.... |
1882–1891 |
| William Gellibrand | Ministerial | Ringwood | 1871–1886 |
| William Giblin William Giblin William Robert Giblin was Premier of Tasmania from 5 March 1878 until 20 December 1878 and from 1879 until 1884.-Early life:... |
Ministerial | Wellington Electoral district of Wellington (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Wellington was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in north-western Tasmania in the town of Stanley, and included King Island... |
1869–1885 |
| James Gray | Opposition | Sorell Electoral district of Sorell The Electoral district of Sorell was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Sorell east of Tasmania's capital, Hobart, and included the Tasman Peninsula.... |
1872–1877; 1882–1889 |
| Charles Grubb | Ministerial | Selby Electoral district of Selby The Electoral district of Selby was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Lilydale in Tasmania's northeastern region, and extended into what are today considered Launceston's outer eastern suburbs.... |
1882–1885 |
| William Guesdon | Ministerial | Central Hobart Electoral district of Central Hobart The Electoral district of Central Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart Central, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.... |
1882–1886 |
| William Hart | Ministerial | Central Launceston Electoral district of Central Launceston The Electoral district of Central Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston Central, was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the centre of Launceston, Tasmania's second city, and its inner suburbs.... |
1877–1885 |
| William Hartnoll William Hartnoll William Hartnoll was an Australian politician. Born in Longford, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before becoming a shopkeeper, auctioneer and landowner. In 1884 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for South Launceston, transferring to Launceston... |
Ministerial | South Launceston Electoral district of South Launceston The Electoral district of South Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area.... |
1884–1902 |
| George Keach | Ministerial | Campbell Town Electoral district of Campbell Town The Electoral district of Campbell Town was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the towns of Campbell Town and Ross in the Midlands region of Tasmania between Hobart and Launceston.... |
1870–1882 |
| Henry Lamb | Ministerial | Clarence Electoral district of Clarence (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Clarence was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region across the Derwent River from Hobart in what is now the eastern suburbs, including Bellerive and Rokeby as well as the South Arm Peninsula.The seat was created... |
1877–1886 |
| Henry Lette Henry Lette Henry Elms Lette was an Australian cricketer. He was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Curramore and died in Launceston.... |
Opposition | North Launceston Electoral district of North Launceston The Electoral district of North Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area.... |
1862–1875; 1877–1892 |
| Alfred Lord | Brighton Electoral district of Brighton (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Brighton was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Brighton to the north of Hobart.... |
1885–1886 | |
| Richard Lucas | Kingborough Electoral district of Kingborough The Electoral district of Kingborough was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region to the immediate south of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included the Huon Valley towns of Cygnet, Huonville, Kettering, Margate and Sandfly.The seat was created as a... |
1883–1887 | |
| John Lyne | Ministerial | Glamorgan Electoral district of Glamorgan The Electoral district of Glamorgan was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Swansea in eastern Tasmania, and included Bicheno, Little Swanport and the Freycinet Peninsula... |
1880–1893 |
| Christopher O'Reilly | Ministerial | Kingborough Electoral district of Kingborough The Electoral district of Kingborough was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region to the immediate south of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included the Huon Valley towns of Cygnet, Huonville, Kettering, Margate and Sandfly.The seat was created as a... |
1871–1882; 1906–1909 |
| Alfred Pillinger | Opposition | Oatlands Electoral district of Oatlands The Electoral district of Oatlands was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Oatlands to the north of Hobart.... |
1876–1899 |
| Thomas Reibey Thomas Reibey Thomas Reibey was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 20 July 1876 until 9 August 1877.... |
Opposition | Westbury Electoral district of Westbury The Electoral district of Westbury was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Westbury near Tasmania's second city of Launceston.... |
1874–1903 |
| Henry Rooke | Ministerial | Deloraine Electoral district of Deloraine The Electoral district of Deloraine was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Deloraine in Tasmania's north-east between the centres of Launceston and Devonport.... |
1882–1886 |
| George Salier | Ministerial | North Hobart Electoral district of North Hobart The Electoral district of North Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.... |
1866–1869; 1870–1886 |
| James Scott | Opposition | South Launceston Electoral district of South Launceston The Electoral district of South Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area.... |
1869–1877; 1878–1884 |
| Ebenezer Shoobridge | Ministerial | New Norfolk Electoral district of New Norfolk The Electoral district of New Norfolk was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of New Norfolk, northwest of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart.... |
1882–1886 |
| William Sidebottom William Sidebottom William Sidebottom was an English Conservative politician who represented High Peak.Sidebottom was born at Hollingworth, Cheshire the son of William and Agnes Sidebottom, and came from a family that was associated with cotton mills... |
Selby Electoral district of Selby The Electoral district of Selby was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Lilydale in Tasmania's northeastern region, and extended into what are today considered Launceston's outer eastern suburbs.... |
1885–1893 | |
| James Norton Smith | Wellington Electoral district of Wellington (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Wellington was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in north-western Tasmania in the town of Stanley, and included King Island... |
1885–1886 | |
| George Stokell | Ministerial | Richmond Electoral district of Richmond (Tasmania) The Electoral district of Richmond was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Richmond to the north of Hobart.... |
1885–1886 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856