Surveyor general

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^[1]
  • Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana