Walker Rannie Davidson
Walker Rannie Davidson (1808 – 20 November 1876)[1] was a Surveyor General of New South Wales, (then a colony, now a state of Australia)
Early life[]
Davidson was born in Perthshire, Scotland and arrived in Australia around 1829.[1]
Career in Australia[]
Davidson was Surveyor General of New South Wales 1862 to 1868, succeeding Alexander Grant McLean. Davidson was succeeded by Philip Francis Adams as Surveyor General.[2]
External links[]
- Map of New South Wales, 1865 author:Davidson, W. R — National Library of Australia.
References[]
- ^ a b "Walker Rannie Davidson". Australian Royalty. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists...
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- 1808 births
- 1876 deaths
- Surveyors General of New South Wales
- Australian surveyors
- People from Perth, Scotland
- Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
- 19th-century Australian politicians
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