Surveyor General of Tasmania
Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania from 1855 now a state of Australia).
List of Surveyors General of Tasmania
| Surveyor General[1] | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| George William Evans | 1826 | appointed, but did not assume office |
| Edward Dumaresq | 1825–1827 | acting |
| George Frankland | 1827–1838 | |
| Edward Boyd | 1839–1841 | acting |
| Robert Power | July 1841 – June 1857[2] | |
| James Sprent | 1857 – September 1859 | acting |
| James Erskine Calder | September 1859 – 30 June 1870[3] | Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870[3] |
| Henry Butler | 1870–1872 | Ministers for Lands and (Public) Works from July 1870 to 1894 |
| C. Meredith | 1872–1873 | |
| W. Moore | 1873–1876 | |
| C. Meredith | 1876 | |
| Christopher O’Reilly | 1876–1877 | |
| W. Moore | 1877 | |
| Nicholas John Brown | 1877–1878 | |
| Christopher O’Reilly | 1878–1882 | |
| Nicholas John Brown | 1882–1887 | |
| E.N.C. Braddon | 1887–1888 | |
| Alfred Edward Pillinger | 1888–1892 | |
| W. Hartnoll | 1892–1894 | |
| Alfred Edward Pillinger | 1894 | |
| Edward Albert Counsel | 1894–1924 | Surveyor General title resumed from 1894 |
| William Nevin Tatlow Hurst | 1925–1937 | Title: Secretary of Lands; Surveyor General title abolished again, see Land Surveyor's Act 1924. Five other positions in the department also abolished at this time, to economise. |
| C.M. Pitt | 1938–1953 | |
| C.C.A. (Charles?) Butler | 1974–Jan 1986 | |
| Christopher M. Rowe | 1988–2002 | acting in January 1988, permanent by 1991 |
| Peter Murphy | 2002–2013 | |
| Michael Giudici | 2013–present | |
See also
- Surveyor General of New South Wales
- Surveyor General of Queensland
- Surveyor General of South Australia
- Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
- Surveyor General of Victoria
- Surveyor General of Western Australia
References
- "Surveyors General of Tasmania Honour Board" (PDF). Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. 18 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Love, A. R. (1967). "Power, Robert (1794–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- Thwaites, Jack (1966). "Calder, James Erskine (1808–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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