George Gravatt Explained

Lieutenant George Gravatt (1815–1843) was an officer in the British Army.^[1] In May 1839, he succeeded Sir Sydney Cotton^{[2] [3]} as commander of the Moreton Bay penal settlement in what is now Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[4] He held the position for three months.

Gravatt was born in Woolwich in London in 1815.^[5]

His service in the Moreton Bay penal settlement is remembered in the naming of Mount Gravatt, a mountain and suburb in Brisbane.^{[6] [7]}

Gravatt was transferred with his regiment, the 28th Foot Regiment, to Karachi India, where he died in 1843.^{[5] [8]}

External links

• Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland- includes digitised letters written by Gravatt to the Colonial Secretary regarding the Moreton Bay penal settlement

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mount Gravatt and Mount Gravatt East. 2021-07-31. Queensland Places.
2. News: Pioneers Dinner. Back to Mt Gravatt Wednesday 26 July 1933. The Brisbane Courier. 12. 30 December 2011.
3. Web site: Early Commandants Of Moreton Bay. Cranfield. Louis. 24 October 1963. UQ Library. 7 August 2016.
4. Book: Appleton, Richard and Barbara . The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places . Cambridge University Press . 1992 . Melbourne . 0-521-39506-2 .
5. Web site: Mount Gravatt - Brisbane.
6. 10 October 2020.
7. 10 October 2020.
8. Web site: Do You Know Where Mount Gravatt's Name Comes from?. 2021-07-31. Mount Gravatt News. en-AU.