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:
Surveyor General of New South Wales
Surveyor General of South Australia
Surveyor General of Queensland
Surveyor General of Tasmania
Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
Surveyor General of Victoria
Surveyor General of Western Australia
Surveyors general in Canada:
Arpenteur général du Québec - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada
Surveyor General of Upper Canada - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) 1827 to 1867 - now under Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario) as the Office of the Surveyor General
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)
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:
Surveyor General of the United States
Surveyor General of Arizona
Surveyor General of North Carolina
Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina
Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (today's north-central U.S.)
Surveyor General of the Eastern District
Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana
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