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{{Short description|Official responsible for government surveying}} |
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A '''surveyor general''' is an official responsible for government '''[[surveying]]''' in a specific country or territory. Historically, this would often have been a military appointment, but it is now more likely to be a civilian post. |
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The following |
The following surveyor general positions exist, or have existed historically: |
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* [http://sgb-dag.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/surarp_e.php Surveyor General (Canada)] |
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*Surveyors general in Australia: |
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* [[Australia]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of New South Wales]] |
** [[Surveyor General of New South Wales]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of South Australia]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of Queensland]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of Tasmania]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of the Northern Territory]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of Victoria]] |
** [[Surveyor General of Victoria]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of Western Australia]] |
** [[Surveyor General of Western Australia]] |
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*Surveyors general in Canada: |
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** [[Arpenteur général du Québec]] - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada |
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** [[Surveyor General of Ontario]] - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the [[Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada)]] 1827 to 1867 |
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** [[Surveyor General of Nova Scotia]] |
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*Surveyors-general in [[British North America]] |
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** Surveyor General of the [[Colony of Vancouver Island]] |
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*** [[Joseph Despard Pemberton]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of New Brunswick]] |
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*** [[Robert Power (surveyor)]] |
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* [[Secretary for Development|Surveyor General of Hong Kong]] |
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* [[Surveyor General of India]] |
* [[Surveyor General of India]] |
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* [[Surveyor General of Ireland]] |
* [[Surveyor General of Ireland]] |
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* [[Surveyor General of Malaysia]] |
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* [[Jacques Cortelyou|Surveyor General]] of [[New Netherland]] |
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* [[Surveyor-General of New Zealand]] |
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* [[The Surveyor General of Pakistan]] |
* [[The Surveyor General of Pakistan]] |
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* [[Surveyor General of Sri Lanka]] ( |
* [[Surveyor General of Sri Lanka]] (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon) |
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*Surveyors general in the United States and its colonial predecessors: |
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** [[Surveyor General of the United States]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of North Carolina]] |
** [[Surveyor General of North Carolina]] |
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***[[Edward Moseley|Surveyor General]] of the [[Province of North Carolina]] |
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** [[Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory]] (today's north-central U.S.) |
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** [[Surveyor General of the Eastern District]]<ref name="DeLancey1886">{{cite book |last1=DeLancey |first1=Edward Floyd |title=Origin and History of Manors in the Province of New York and in the County of Westchester |date=1886 |page=153 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bl4EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153 |accessdate=29 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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** [[Charles Trudeau (politician)|Surveyor General]] of [[Louisiana (New Spain)|Spanish Louisiana]] |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Surveyor Generals Corner]] (Australia) |
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* [[Public Land Survey System]] (United States) |
* [[Public Land Survey System]] (United States) |
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 14 March 2022
A surveyor general is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Historically, this would often have been a military appointment, but it is now more likely to be a civilian post.
The following surveyor general positions exist, or have existed historically:
- Surveyors general in Australia:
- Surveyors general in Canada:
- Arpenteur général du Québec - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada
- Surveyor General of Ontario - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) 1827 to 1867
- Surveyor General of Nova Scotia
- Surveyors-general in British North America
- Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island
- Surveyor General of New Brunswick
- Surveyor General of Cornwall, UK
- Surveyor General of Hong Kong
- Surveyor General of India
- Surveyor General of Ireland
- Surveyor General of Malaysia
- Surveyor General of New Netherland
- Surveyor-General of New Zealand
- The Surveyor General of Pakistan
- Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)
- Surveyors general in the United States and its colonial predecessors:
References[edit]
- ^ DeLancey, Edward Floyd (1886). Origin and History of Manors in the Province of New York and in the County of Westchester. p. 153. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
See also[edit]
- Surveyor Generals Corner (Australia)
- Public Land Survey System (United States)