Henry Sandford King Explained

Henry Sandford King
Birth Date:1862
Death Date:1930
Birth Place:Australia
Death Place:Australia
Occupation:Geographer
Nationality:Australian

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

Biography

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

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

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

Career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surveyors-General WA. www.hibeach.net. March 5, 2023. March 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230305120812/http://www.hibeach.net/surveyorsg.html. live.
  2. Web site: Henry Sandford King, born 1862 - Ancestry® . . March 5, 2023 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305155203/https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/henry-sandford-king-24-213ccpp . live .
  3. Web site: H.S. King . March 5, 2023 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305155202/http://www.adventures.net.au/information/h-s-king . live .
  4. Web site: Henry Sandford King . 1862 . March 5, 2023 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305155200/https://www.geni.com/people/Henry-King/6000000013305417035 . live .
  5. News: 1931-02-24 . DEATH OF MR.H.S.KING . West Australian . 2023-05-30 . November 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110031106/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32500230 . live .
  6. Mr. H. S. King, Former Surveyor-General, Western Australia . 10.1080/00050326.1931.10436098 . Australian Surveyor . 1931 . 3 . 51–52 . March 5, 2023 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305155200/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00050326.1931.10436098?journalCode=tjss18 . live .
  7. Web site: Shire of Westonia - Sandford Rocks Nature Reserve Facebook . 2023-05-30 . www.facebook.com . en . November 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110031038/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshireofwestonia%2Fphotos%2Fa.546199792430925%2F632892803761623%2F . live .

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