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Henry Sandford King | |
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| Born | 1862 Australia |
| Died | 1930 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Geographer |
Henry Sandford King (1862 - 1930) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923. [1]
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Henry Sandford King | |
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| Born | 1862 Australia |
| Died | 1930 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Geographer |
Henry Sandford King (1862 - 1930) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1918 to 1923. [1]
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]
He completed his schooling at Geelong Grammar School. [3]
He later attended the Wesley College, Melbourne. [3]
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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