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The '''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.
{{Short description|Official responsible for government surveying}}
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:
The following surveyor general positions exist, or have existed historically:


*Surveyors General '''in [[Australia]]:'''
*Surveyors general in Australia:
** [[Surveyor General of New South Wales]]
** [[Surveyor General of New South Wales]]
** [[Surveyor General of South Australia]]
** [[Surveyor General of South Australia]]
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** [[Surveyor General of Victoria]]
** [[Surveyor General of Victoria]]
** [[Surveyor General of Western Australia]]
** [[Surveyor General of Western Australia]]
*Surveyors General '''in [[Canada]]:'''
*Surveyors general in Canada:
** [[Arpenteur général du Québec]]
** [[Arpenteur général du Québec]] - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada
** [[Surveyor General of Ontario]]
** [[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]]
** [[Surveyor General of Nova Scotia]]
*Surveyors-general in [[British North America]]
** Surveyor General of the [[Colony of Vancouver Island]]
*** [[Joseph Despard Pemberton]]
** [[Surveyor General of New Brunswick]]
*** [[Robert Power (surveyor)]]
* [[Duchy of Cornwall|Surveyor General of Cornwall]], UK
* [[Duchy of Cornwall|Surveyor General of Cornwall]], UK
* [[Charles Saint George Cleverly|Surveyor General of Hong Kong]]
* [[Secretary for Development|Surveyor General of Hong Kong]]
* [[Surveyor General of India]]
* [[Surveyor General of India]]
* [[Surveyor General of Ireland]]
* [[Surveyor General of Ireland]]
* [[Surveyor General of Malaysia]]
* [[Jacques Cortelyou|Surveyor General]] of [[New Netherland]]
* [[Jacques Cortelyou|Surveyor General]] of [[New Netherland]]
* [[Surveyor-General of New Zealand]]
* [[The Surveyor General of Pakistan]]
* [[The Surveyor General of Pakistan]]
* [[Surveyor General of Sri Lanka]] (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)
* [[Surveyor General of Sri Lanka]] (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)
*Surveyors general in the United States and its colonial predecessors:

*Surveyors General in the '''[[United States]] and its colonial predecessors:'''
** [[Surveyor General of the United States]]
** [[Surveyor General of the United States]]
** [[Surveyor General of Arizona]]
** [[Surveyor General of Arizona]]
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***[[Edward Moseley|Surveyor General]] of the [[Province of North Carolina]]
***[[Edward Moseley|Surveyor General]] of the [[Province of North Carolina]]
** [[Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory]] (today's north-central U.S.)
** [[Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory]] (today's north-central U.S.)
** [[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>
** [[Charles Trudeau (politician)|Surveyor General]] of [[Louisiana (New Spain)|Spanish Louisiana]]
** [[Charles Trudeau (politician)|Surveyor General]] of [[Louisiana (New Spain)|Spanish Louisiana]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Surveyor Generals Corner]] (Australia)
* [[Surveyor Generals Corner]] (Australia)
* [[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:

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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]