Surveyor General of Tasmania
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Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemen's 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,[2] | 1826 | Appointed, but did not assume office |
| Edward Dumaresq[3] | 16 Dec. 1825 – 18 Mar. 1828 | [4][circular reference] Acting |
| George Frankland[5] | 18 Mar. 1828 – 30 Dec. 1838 | [6] Died in Office |
| Edward Boyd[7] | 5 Jan. 1839 – 12 Nov. 1840 | [8] |
| William Thomas Napier Champ[9][10] | 12 Nov. 1840 - 1 Jul. 1841 | [11] |
| Robert Power[12] | 1 Jul. 1841 – 29 Jun. 1857 | [13] |
| James Sprent[14] | 29 Jun. 1857 – 7 Sep. 1859 | Acting until 19 Nov. 1857,[15] then permanent,[16] on leave from 27 Aug. 1858[17] |
| James Erskine Calder[18] | 7 Sep. 1859 – 30 Jun. 1870[19] | Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870[19] |
| Henry Butler[20][21] | 1870–1872 | Ministers for Lands and (Public) Works from July 1870 to 1894 |
| Charles Meredith[22][23] | 1872–1873 | |
| William Moore[24] | 1873–1876 | |
| Charles Meredith | 1876 | |
| Christopher O'Reilly[25][26] | 1876–1877 | |
| William Moore | 1877 | |
| Nicholas John Brown[27][28] | 1877–1878 | |
| Christopher O'Reilly | 1878–1882 | |
| Nicholas John Brown | 1882–1887 | |
| Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon[29][30] | 1887–1888 | |
| Alfred Thomas Pillinger[31][32] | 1888–1892 | |
| William Hartnoll[33] | 1892–1894 | |
| Alfred Thomas Pillinger | 1894 | |
| Edward Albert Counsel, ISO[34] | 1894–1924 | Surveyor General title resumed from 1894 |
| William Nevin Tatlow Hurst, ISO | 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. |
| Colin Mackenzie Pitt | 1938–1953 | |
| Edgar Derwent Blackwood | 1953-1955 | |
| Frank Miles | 1955-1970 | |
| Charles Christopher Butler | 1970–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