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 officeNotes
George William Evans1826appointed, but did not assume office
Edward Dumaresq1825–1827acting
George Frankland1827–1838
Edward Boyd1839–1841acting
Robert PowerJuly 1841 – June 1857[2]
James Sprent1857 – September 1859acting
James Erskine CalderSeptember 1859 – 30 June 1870[3]Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870[3]
Henry Butler1870–1872Ministers for Lands and (Public) Works from July 1870 to 1894
C. Meredith1872–1873
W. Moore1873–1876
C. Meredith1876
Christopher O’Reilly1876–1877
W. Moore1877
Nicholas John Brown1877–1878
Christopher O’Reilly1878–1882
Nicholas John Brown1882–1887
E.N.C. Braddon1887–1888
Alfred Edward Pillinger1888–1892
W. Hartnoll1892–1894
Alfred Edward Pillinger1894
Edward Albert Counsel1894–1924Surveyor General title resumed from 1894
William Nevin Tatlow Hurst1925–1937Title: 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. Pitt1938–1953
C.C.A. (Charles?) Butler1974–Jan 1986
Christopher M. Rowe1988–2002acting in January 1988, permanent by 1991
Peter Murphy2002–2013
Michael Giudici2013–present

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 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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