Henry Sandford King (1862 - 1930) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923.[1]

Henry Sandford King
Born1862
Australia
Died1930
Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationGeographer

Biography

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He was born in Creswick, Victoria, Australia in May 1862.[2]

He married Dorothea Lefroy (daughter of Gerald de Courcy and Elizabeth Brockman) in 1886. They had six children.[3]

He died in 1930 in Papua New Guinea.[4] The cause of his death was determined to be pneumonia.[5]

Education

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He completed his schooling at Geelong Grammar School.[3]

He later attended the Wesley College, Melbourne.[3]

Career

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He obtained his Licensed Surveyor's Certificate in 1883.[3]

He served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923.[6]

The Lake King, Western Australia is named after him.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Surveyors-General WA". www.hibeach.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Henry Sandford King, born 1862 - Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "H.S. King". Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Henry Sandford King". 1862. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "DEATH OF MR.H.S.KING". West Australian. February 24, 1931. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mr. H. S. King, Former Surveyor-General, Western Australia". Australian Surveyor. 3: 51–52. 1931. doi:10.1080/00050326.1931.10436098. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Shire of Westonia - Sandford Rocks Nature Reserve | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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