The First Parliament
(First Session, 1860.)
The Governor
His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, K.C.M.G.
The Ministry
With Seats in the Legislative Assembly
Colonial Secretary—The Honourable Robert George Wyndham Herbert.
Attorney-General—The Honourable Ratcliffe Pring.
Colonial Treasurer—The Honourable Robert Ramsay Mackenzie.
With Seats in the Legislative Council
Minister without Portfolio—The Honourable Maurice Charles O’Connell.a
Minister without Portfolio—The Honourable John James Galloway.b
Members of the Legislative Council (15)
President—The Honourable Sir Charles Nicholson.c
Chairman of Committees—The Honourable Daniel Foley Roberts.d
| c Balfour, Hon. John. | d Harris, Hon. George. |
| c Bigge, Hon. Francis Edward. | c Laidley, Hon. James. |
| c Compigne, Hon. Alfred William. | c Massie, Hon. Robert George. |
| d Fitz, Hon. Henry Bates. | c McDougall, Hon. John Frederick. |
| c Fullarton, Hon. George. | c O’Connell, Hon. Maurice Charles. |
| c Galloway, Hon. John James. | d Simpson, Hon. Stephen. |
cYaldwyn, Hon. William Henry.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (26)
Speaker—The Honourable Gilbert Eliott (Wide Bay).
Chairman of Committees—Arthur Macalister (Ipswich).
| Blakeney, Charles William (Brisbane). | Lilley, Charles (Fortitude Valley). |
| Broughton, Alfred Delves (West Moreton). | Mackenzie, Robert Ramsay (Burnett). |
| Buckley, Henry (East Moreton). | Moffatt, Thomas de Lacy (Western Downs). |
| Coxen, Charles (Northern Downs). | e Nelson, William Lambie (West Moreton). |
| Edmondstone, George (East Moreton). | O’Sullivan, Patrick (Ipswich). |
| Ferrett, John (Maranoa). | Pring, Ratcliffe (Eastern Downs). |
| Fitzsimmons, Charles (Port Curtis). | Raff, George (Brisbane). |
| Forbes, Frederick Augustus (Ipswich). | Richards, Henry (Brisbane South). |
| Gore, St. George Richard (Warwick). | Royds, Charles James (Leichhardt). |
| Haly, Charles Robert (Burnett). | Taylor, James (Western Downs). |
| Herbert, Robert George Wyndham (Leichhardt). | Thorn, George, sen. (West Moreton). |
| Jordan, Henry (Brisbane). | Watts, John (Drayton and Toowoomba). |
Footnote a: Captain O’Connell resigned on 28th August, and became President of Legislative Council.
Footnote b: Appointed 28th August, 1860; resigned 10th November, 1860.
Footnote c: Appointed for five years by Sir William Denison.
Footnote d: Appointed for life by Sir G. F. Bowen.
Footnote e: Unseated on petition in June, 1860—disqualified, being a minister of religion; succeeded by Joseph Fleming.