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:
- 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
- Surveyor General of New Brunswick
- 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:
References
- DeLancey, Edward Floyd (1886). Origin and History of Manors in the Province of New York and in the County of Westchester. p. 153. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
See also
- Surveyor Generals Corner (Australia)
- Public Land Survey System (United States)