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Colonial Assembly of British Columbia

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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

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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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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  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)