Colonial Assembly of British Columbia

Colonial Assembly of British Columbia
Colonial Assembly of British Columbia
History
Founded	1858
Disbanded	1866
Succeeded by	Legislative 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

Sir James Douglas, 1858-1864
Frederick Seymour, 1864-1866

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Members 1863-1864^[1]

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

Members 1864-65^[2]

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

Members 1866^[3]

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

References

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

[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)

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