# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1887–1889

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1887 to 1889 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 4 February 1887 and the elections commencing on 1 February 1889. The President was Sir John Hay.
Although a loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.
| Name | Years in office | Office |
| Robert Abbott | 1883–1888 | |
| Edmund Barton | 1887–1891, 1897–1898 | Attorney General Representative of the Government in Legislative Council (17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889) |
| Richard Bowker | 1888–1903 | |
| William Busby | 1867–1887 | |
| William Byrnes | 1858–1861, 1861–1891 | |
| Alexander Campbell | 1864–1890 | |
| Charles Campbell | 1870–1888 | |
| George Campbell | 1888–1890 | |
| Samuel Charles | 1885–1909 | |
| James Chisholm | 1865–1888 | |
| George Cox | 1863–1901 | |
| John Creed | 1885–1930 | |
| William Dalley | 1870–1873, 1875–1880, 1883–1888 | |
| Henry Dangar | 1883–1917 | |
| John Davies | 1888–1896 | |
| Leopold De Salis | 1874–1898 | |
| Alexander Dodds | 1885–1892 | |
| John Eales | 1880–1894 | |
| James Farnell | 1885–1887 | |
| Peter Faucett | 1888–1894 | |
| Edward Flood | 1879–1888 | |
| Andrew Garran | 1887–1892, 1895–1901 | |
| William Grahame | 1875–1889 | |
| William Halliday | 1885–1892 | |
| Sir John Hay | 1867–1892 | President |
| Richard Hill | 1880–1895 | |
| Frederick Humphery | 1888–1908 | |
| Archibald Jacob | 1883–1900 | Chairman of Committees (1 December 1887 – 28 May 1900) |
| Samuel Joseph | 1881–1885, 1887–1893 | |
| Andrew Kerr | 1888–1907 | |
| Philip King | 1880–1904 | |
| Edward Knox | 1856–1857, 1882–1894 | |
| John Lackey | 1885–1903 | Vice-President of the Executive Council (17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889) |
| George Lee | 1882–1912 | |
| George Lloyd | 1887–1897 | |
| William Long | 1885–1909 | |
| Francis Lord | 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |
| John Lucas | 1880–1902 | |
| John Macintosh | 1882–1911 | |
| Charles Mackellar | 1885–1903, 1903–1925 | |
| William Macleay | 1877–1891 | |
| Sir William Manning | 1861–1876, 1888–1895 | |
| Charles Moore | 1880–1895 | |
| Henry Moore | 1868–1888 | |
| Henry Mort | 1882–1900 | |
| Henry Moses | 1885–1923 | |
| James Neale | 1883–1890 | |
| James Norton | 1879–1906 | |
| Richard O'Connor | 1888–1898 | |
| Edward Ogilvie | 1863–1889 | |
| William Piddington | 1879–1887 | Chairman of Committees (17 March 1885 – 25 November 1887) |
| William Pigott | 1887–1907 | |
| Arthur Renwick | 1888–1908 | |
| John Richardson | 1868–1887 | |
| Richard Roberts | 1882–1903 | |
| Jeremiah Rundle | 1882–1893 | |
| Julian Salomons | 1870–1871, 1887–1899 | Representative of the Government Vice-President of the Executive Council (20 January 1887 – 16 January 1889) |
| George Simpson | 1885–1894 | Attorney General (10 February 1888 – 16 January 1889) |
| Patrick Shepherd | 1888–1903 | |
| John Smith | 1880–1895 | |
| Sir Alfred Stephen | 1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890 | |
| Septimus Stephen | 1887–1900 | |
| John Stewart | 1879–1895 | |
| William Suttor Jr. | 1880–1900 | |
| Samuel Terry | 1882–1887 | |
| George Thornton | 1877–1901 | |
| William Trickett | 1888–1916 | |
| Ebenezer Vickery | 1887–1906 | |
| William Walker | 1888–1908 | |
| James Watson | 1887–1907 | |
| John Watt | 1861–1866, 1874–1890 | |
| Edmund Webb | 1882–1899 | |
| James White | 1874–1890 | |
| Robert White | 1888–1900 | |
| Sir Robert Wisdom | 1888 | |