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The general election for members of Council (after the proclamation of the Order in Council of the 19th May, 1884) resulted in the return of the following gentlemen:
| NAME | DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Charles Salmon Farquharson | Westmoreland and Hanover |
| Edward George Barrett | St. James and Trelawny |
| James Miller Farquharson | St. Elizabeth |
| George Henderson | St. Thomas and Portland |
| Robert Craig | Clarendon |
| Emanuel George Levy | St. Catherine |
| William Malabre | Kingston and St. Andrew |
| John Thomson Palache | Manchester |
| Michael Solomon | St. Mary and St. Ann |
Colonel Somerset Molyneux Wiseman-Clarke, Senior Military Officer in command of Her Majesty's Regular Troops.
Edward Noel Walker, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary
Henry Hicks Hocking, Attorney-General
Major- General James Robert Mann, R.E., C.M.G., Director of Public Works
Surgeon General Charles Benjamin Mosse, C.B., M.R.C.S., Superintending Medical Officer
Thomas Capper, B. A., Inspector of Schools
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The following changes occurred in the personnel of the first Legislative Council during the period of its official existence:
Colonel W. Clive Justice, C.M.G., in place of Colonel (now General) Wiseman-Clarke.
Neale Porter, C.M.G., in place of the Hon. E. B. Walker, promoted to Ceylon.
Valentine Graeme Bell, C.E., in place of General Mann, resigned.
Wellesley Bourke elected 1885 replacing Hon. E. G. Barrett resigned.
William Bancroft Espeut elected 1886 replacing Hon. George Henderson resigned.
Thomas Lloyd Harvey elected October 1886 replacing Hon. Emanuel George Levy, deceased.
John Powell Clark elected 1888 replacing J. T. Palache resigned.
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The Legislative Council was dissolved on December 31, 1888. Elections for a new Council took place in March, 1889. The personnel of the second Legislative Council under the New Constitution is as follows:
His Excellency Sir Henry A. Blake, K.C.M.G., President
Wilsone Black, C.B., Senior Military Officer in command of Her Majesty's Regular Troops.
Neale Porter, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary
Henry Hicks Hocking, Attorney-General
Valentine Graeme Bell, C.E., Director of Public Works
Surgeon General Charles Benjamin Mosse, C.B., M.R.C.S., Superintending Medical Officer
Thomas Capper, B. A., Inspector of Schools
| NAME | DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Charles Salmon Farquharson | Westmoreland and Trelawny |
| Wellesley Bourke | St. James and Hanover |
| James Miller Farquharson | St. Elizabeth |
| William Bancroft Espeut | St. Thomas and Portland |
| Robert Craig | Clarendon |
| Thomas Lloyd Harvey | St. Catherine |
| Charles James Ward | Kingston and St. Andrew |
| John Powell Clark | Manchester |
| Michael Solomon, C.M.G. | St. Mary and St. Ann |
Major-General Wilsone Black, C.B., Senior Military Officer
Neale Porter, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary
H. H. Hocking, Attorney General
Valentine Graeme Bell, Director of Public Works
James Cecil Phillippo, M.D.
John Thomas Orrett
| OFFICE | NAME | DATE first appointed to Public Office |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk | Thomas Oughton | June 15, 1872 |
| Clerk to clerk | C. T. H. Fletcher | Feb. 1, 1870 |
| Reporting staff | J. W. Kerr & Co. | - |
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