Henry Sandford King

Henry Sandford King (1862 - 1930) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923.[1]

Henry Sandford King
Born1862
Australia
Died1930
Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationGeographer

Biography

He was born in Creswick, Victoria, Australia in May 1862.[2]

He married Dorothea Lefroy (daughter of Gerald de Courcy and Elizabeth Brockman) in 1886. They had six children.[3]

He died in 1930 in Papua New Guinea.[4] The cause of his death was determined to be pneumonia.[5]

Education

He completed his schooling at Geelong Grammar School.[3]

He later attended the Wesley College, Melbourne.[3]

Career

He obtained his Licensed Surveyor's Certificate in 1883.[3]

He served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923.[6]

The Lake King, Western Australia is named after him.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Surveyors-General WA". www.hibeach.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. "Henry Sandford King, born 1862 - Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. "H.S. King". Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. "Henry Sandford King". 1862. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. "DEATH OF MR.H.S.KING". West Australian. February 24, 1931. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. "Mr. H. S. King, Former Surveyor-General, Western Australia". Australian Surveyor. 3: 51–52. 1931. doi:10.1080/00050326.1931.10436098. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. "Shire of Westonia - Sandford Rocks Nature Reserve | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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