Colonial Assembly of British Columbia

Colonial Assembly of British Columbia
History
Founded1858 (1858)
Disbanded1866 (1866)
Succeeded byLegislative Council of British Columbia

The Colony Assembly of British Columbia was formed in 1858 but there was no assembly till 1864. The assembly existed from January 21, 1864 to August 6, 1866 when the Colony of British Columbia merged with the Colony of Vancouver Island. Only a minority of the members of the Legislative Council were elected.

Governors of British Columbia

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Members 1863-1864[1]

Name Position Representation First elected/Appointed
Arthur N. Birch Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member 1863
Henry Pering Pellew Crease Attorney General 1863
Wymond Oglivy Hamley Collector of Customs 1863
Chartes Brew Magistrate New Westminster 1863
Peter O'Reilly Magistrate Cariboo East 1863
E.H. Sanders Magistrate Yale 1863
Henry Maynard Ball Magistrate Lytton 1863
Peter Henry Nind Magistrate Douglas 1863
Joshua Homer Member New Westminster District 1863
Robert Thompson Smith Member Yale and Lytton District 1863
Henry Holbrook Member Douglas and Lillooet District 1863
James Orr Member Cariboo East District 1863
Walter Shaw Black Member Cariboo West District 1863

Members 1864-65[2]

Name Position Representation First elected/Appointed
Arthur N. Birch Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member 1863
Henry Pering Pellew Crease Attorney General 1863
William Franks Tresurer 1864
Wymond Oglivy Hamley Collector of Customs 1863
Chartes Brew Magistrate New Westminster 1863
Peter O'Reilly Magistrate Cariboo 1863
Henry Maynard Ball Magistrate Lytton 1863
Andrew Charles Elliott Magistrate Lillooet 1864
John Carmichael Haynes Magistrate Osoyoos and Kootenay 1864
Joshua Homer Member New Westminster District 1863
Clement Francis Cornwall Member Hope, Yale and Lytton District 1864
Henry Holbrook Member Douglas and Lillooet District 1863
George Anthony Walkem Member Cariboo East and Quesnel Forks District 1864
Walter Moberly Member Cariboo West and Quesnelmouth District 1864

Members 1866[3]

Name Position Representation First elected/Appointed
Henry Maynard Ball Acting Colonial Secretary and Presiding Member 1863
Henry Pering Pellew Crease Attorney General 1863
Charles William Franks Tresurer 1864
Joseph Trutch Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General 1866
Wymond Oglivy Hamley Collector of Customs 1863
Chartes Brew Magistrate New Westminster 1863
Peter O'Reilly Magistrate Kootenay 1863
Andrew Charles Elliott Magistrate Lillooet 1864
John Carmichael Haynes Magistrate Osoyoos and Kootenay 1864
Joshua Homer Member New Westminster District 1863
Clement Francis Cornwall Member Hope, Yale and Lytton District 1864
Henry Holbrook Member Douglas and Lillooet District 1863
George Anthony Walkem Member Cariboo East and Quesnel Forks District 1864
Robert Smith Member Cariboo West and Quesnelmouth District 1866

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)