Appendix 1

A List of Early Colonial Queensland Premiers

The following is a listing of the colonial Queensland premiers, over the period 1859 to 1893. There are occasions when a Member of the House is described as an adherent to a party led by the acting premier, or the shadow premier, of the time. This can render the following table useful in some situations. Note that from April 1886 the description ‘Chief Secretary’ applied to the position of Premier.

Period Premier & Affiliation

10/12/1859 - 01/02/1866 Robert Herbert - Conservative

01/02/1866 - 20/07/1866 Arthur Macalister - N/A

20/07/1866 - 07/08/1866 Robert Herbert - Conservative

07/08/1866 - 15/08/1867 Arthur Macalister - N/A

15/08/1867 - 25/11/1868 Robert Mackenzie - Conservative

25/11/1868 - 02/05/1870 Charles Lilley - Liberal

03/05/1870 - 07/01/1874 Arthur Hunter Palmer - Conservative

08/01/1874 - 05/06/1876 Arthur Macalister C.M.G. - Liberal

05/06/1876 - 08/03/1877 George Thorn - Liberal

08/03/1877 - 21/01/1879 John Douglas C.M.G. - Liberal

21/01/1879 - 13/11/1883 Sir Thomas M’Ilwraith K.C.M.G. - Conservative

13/11/1883 - 13/06/1888 Sir Samuel Griffith K.C.M.G., QC. - Liberal

13/06/1888 - 30/11/1888 Sir Thomas M’Ilwraith K.C.M.G. - Conservative

30/11/1888 - 12/08/1890 Boyd Dunlop Morehead - Conservative

12/08/1890 - 27/03/1893 Sir Samuel Griffith K.C.M.G., Q.C. - Ministerialist - See Chapter 12.

27/03/1893 - 27/10/1893 Sir Thomas M’Ilwraith K.C.M.G. - Conservative.