Samuel Augustus Perry (1787–1854) was an English born soldier and surveyor. He was born in Holborn, London and appointed an ensign in the Royal Staff Corp in 1809 and promoted to lieutenant in 1811. Perry married Caroline Johnson in 1817. In 1819, he was appointed professor of topographical drawing at the Royal Military College, a position he occupied until 1823.[1] He was appointed deputy surveyor-general of New South Wales and arrived in Sydney in August 1829 aboard the Sovereign.[2]
Perry died 15 January 1854 in Kiama, NSW.[2]
See also[]
- Perry River (Victoria), named after Perry by Strzelecki in 1840.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Dowd, Bernard T.. "Samuel Augustus Perry (1787 - 1854)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/perry-samuel-augustus-2546. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.daao.org.au/bio/samuel-augustus-perry/
- ↑ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080719014838/http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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