NSW Colonial Prime Ministers

NSW Colonial Prime Ministers 1856 – 1901 in reverse chronological order

Sir William John Lyne, KCMG

Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Internal Revenue**
from 15 Sept 1899 to 20 March 1901
Vice-President of the Executive Council from 14 to 15 Sept., 1899. Resigned Premiership, 27 March, 1901.

The Right Hon. George Houston Reid, PC., QC., LL.D.

Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Internal Revenue**
from 5 April 1898 to 18 June 1898
from 19 April 1899 to 3 July 1899
from 3 July 1899 to 13 Sept 1899

Solicitor-General from 21 Dec 1894 to 5 March 1895; 19 Dec 1895 to 20 April 1896; 22 Dec 1896 to 9 Feb 1897; 27 April to 7 Oct. 1898; and 3 Jan 1899 to 1 May 1899.

Absent from the Colony, 7 May 1897 to 31 Aug 1897; 2 May 1899 to 17 May 1899
Acting Prime Minister, 7 May 1897 to 31 Aug 1897.
Succeeded by Joseph Hector Carruthers. and James Nixon Brunker

Sir George Richard Dibbs, KCMG

Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Records**
from 23 Oct 1891 to 2 Aug 1894
Absent from the Colony from 30 April to 13 Sept 1892.

Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG

Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Records**
from 8 March 1889 to 22 Oct 1891

George Richard Dibbs

Colonial Secretary **
from 17 Jan 1889 to 7 March 1889

Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG

Colonial Secretary**
From 25 Jan 1887 to 16 Jan 1889
Vice-President of the Executive Council, from 20 January 1887 to 6 March 1887.

Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, KCMG

Colonial Treasurer **
from 26 Feb 1886 to 19 Jan 1887

Sir John Robertson, KCMG

Colonial Secretary**
from 22 Dec 1885 to 22 Feb 1886

George Richard Dibbs

Colonial Secretary **
from 7 Oct 1885 to 9 Oct 1885

Sir Alexander Stuart, KCMG

Colonial Secretary
from 5 Jan 1883 to 6 Oct 1885
Absent from the Colony on account of ill-health from 7 Oct 1884 to 11 May 1885.

Sir John Robertson, KCMG (Acting)

Colonial Secretary**
from 29 Dec 1881 to 19 August 1882 while Sir Henry Parkes was absent from the Colony

Sir Henry Parkes, KCMG

Colonial Secretary**
from 21 Dec 1878 to 29 Dec 1881
from 19 Aug 1882 to 4 Jan 1883
Absent from the Colony on account of ill-health and an Official tour of England and the United States from 29 Dec 1881 to 19 August 1882. Also Secretary for Lands.

James Squire Farnell

Secretary for Lands**
from 18 Dec 1877 to 20 Dec 1878

Sir John Robertson, KCMG

Colonial Secretary**
from 17 Aug 1877 to 17 Dec 1877

Henry Parkes

Colonial Secretary**
from 22 Mar 1877 to 16 Aug 1877

John Robertson

Colonial Secretary**
from 9 Feb 1875 to 21 Mar 1877

Henry Parkes

Colonial Secretary**
from 14 May 1872 to 8 Feb 1875

Sir James Martin, Kt., QC

Attorney-General**
from 16 Dec 1870 to 13 May 1872

Charles Cowper

Colonial Secretary**
from 13 Jan 1870 to 15 Dec 1870
Appointed Agent-General for the Colony. 6 December 1870, but held office as Colonial Secretary till 15 Dec 1870.

John Robertson

Colonial Secretary**
from 27 Oct 1868 to 12 Jan 1870
Resigned.

James Martin, QC

Attorney-General**
from 22 Jan 1866 to 26 Oct 1868

Charles Cowper

Colonial Secretary**
from 3 Feb 1865 to 21 Jan 1865

James Martin

Attorney-General**
from 16 Oct 1863 to 2 Feb 1865

Charles Cowper

Colonial Secretary**
from 10 Jan 1861 to 15 Oct 1863

John Robertson

Secretary for Lands**
from 9 Mar 1860 to 9 Jan 1861

William Forster

Colonial Secretary**
from 27 Oct 1859 to 8 Mar 1860

Charles Cowper

Colonial Secretary**
from 7 Sept 1857 to 26 Oct 1859

Henry W. Parker

Colonial Secretary**

from 3 Oct 1856 to 7 Sept 1857

Charles Cowper

Colonial Secretary**
from 26 Aug 1856 to 2 Oct 1856

Stuart A. Donaldson

Colonial Secretary**
from 6 June 1856 to 25 Aug 1856

** Also referred to as Prime Minister.