List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1948–53)

Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 until 1953 were elected on 14 August 1948. The first session of the newly elected council started on 10 November.[1] There were ten elected members, eight appointed members and six ex officio members.[1]

List of members

Elected members

Constituency Member Notes
Broken HillRoy Welensky
LivingstoneHerbert Millar
LuanshyaAlbert Davies
LusakaErnest Sergeant
MidlandMarais von Eeden
Mufulira–ChingolaJames Morris
NdolaEwain WilsonMember for Health and Local Government[lower-alpha 1]
NkanaGeorge L'Ange
North-EasternFrank Robertson
South-WesternGeoffrey BeckettMember for Agriculture and Natural Resources
  1. From 1 July 1949

Replacements

Constituency Previous member Date New member
Mufulira–ChingolaJames Morris1953Alexander Stevens

Nominated members

Position Member Notes
SpeakerThomas Spurgeon Page
African MemberHenry Kaskolo
African MemberNelson Nalumango
Nominated Official MemberA.G. Knox JohnstonDirector of Development
Nominated Official MemberE.F. MartinDirector of Agriculture
Nominated Official MemberP.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical Services
Nominated Unofficial MemberStewart Gore-BrowneRepresenting African Interests
Nominated Unofficial MemberEdward NightingaleRepresenting African Interests

Replacements

Position Previous member Date New member Notes
Nominated Official MemberA.G. Knox Johnston16 March 1949F. CrawfordDirector of Development
Nominated Official MemberE.F. Martin16 March 1949Charles CousinsCommissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official MemberP.B. Robinson22 June 1949A.T. HowellDirector of Medical Services
Nominated Official MemberA.T. Howell12 November 1949P.B. RobinsonDirector of Medical Services
African MemberHenry Kaskolo9 June 1951Pascale Sokota
African MemberNelson Nalumango9 June 1951Dauti Yamba
Nominated Official MemberF. Crawford9 June 1951L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official MemberCharles Cousins9 June 1951P.J. LawCommissioner for Labour
Nominated Official MemberA.T. Howell9 June 1951T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Unofficial MemberStewart Gore-Browne9 June 1951John MoffatRepresenting African Interests
Nominated Official MemberP.J. Law10 November 1951J.A. CottrellDirector of African Education
Nominated Official MemberL.F. Leversedge28 June 1952H.C. BallingallDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester28 June 1952S.F. TurnerDirector of Surveys and Lands
Nominated Official MemberJ.A. Cottrell28 June 1952Charles CousinsCommissioner for Labour and Mines
Nominated Official MemberH.C. Ballingall8 November 1952L.F. LeversedgeDevelopment Secretary
Nominated Official MemberS.F. Turner8 November 1952William McCall
Nominated Official MemberWilliam McCall6 December 1952T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester18 February 1953W.G.M. LugtonDirector of Welfare and Probation Services
Nominated Official MemberW.G.M. Lugton4 March 1953K.V. MacquireChief Establishment Officer
Nominated Official MemberK.V. Macquire16 April 1953T.C. ColchesterCommissioner for Local Government
Nominated Official MemberT.C. Colchester7 November 1953William McCall
Nominated Official MemberCharles Cousins12 November 1953P.J. LawCommissioner for Labour and Mines

Ex officio members

Position Member
Administrative SecretaryA.T. Williams, S.R. Denny, G.J. Phillips
Attorney-GeneralH.G. Morgan, A.G. Forbes, Edgar Unsworth, W.M. McCall
Chief Secretary to the GovernmentRobert Stanley, George Thornton, A.T. Williams, Edgar Unsworth
Economic SecretaryR.A. Nicholson, A.G. Knox Johnston, H.L. Jones
Financial SecretaryGeorge Thornton, J.O. Talbot-Phibbs, R.M. Taylor, H.M. McDowell, H.C. Ballingball
Secretary for Native AffairsR.S. Hudson, R.P. Bush, W.F. Stubbs

References

  1. Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Ninth Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
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