Edward Boyd (1794 – 2 November 1871) was a
Surveyor General of Tasmania, (then the colony of Van Diemen's Land, now a state of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
).
Early life
Boyd was born in
England
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and educated at the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry a ...
. He joined the
British Army
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and became a captain in 1826 before retiring in 1829 to become deputy surveyor general in Van Diemen's Land.
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Career in Australia
In July 1829 Boyd arrived in Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
. Four years later Boyd was in dispute with the Surveyor General George Frankland
George Frankland (1800 – 30 December 1838) was an English surveyor and Surveyor-General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
In 1823, Frankland was appointed surveyor-general at Poona, India, where he became acquainted with Edward Dum ...
about having to open a survey branch in Launceston. Bad health prevented Boyd from surveying Launceston and he was transferred back to Hobart after his failure at Launceston. When Frankland died, Boyd became Surveyor General, however his poor performance led to the governor seeking a replacement[ (this was to be Robert Power in July 1841).]
Late life and legacy
Boyd rejoined the British Army and was promoted Major
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...
in the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
The 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1694. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, the Worcestershire R ...
in November 1841, seeing service in Ghazipur, India. Boyd retired in 1850; he received the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1854. He died in London aged 77 on 2 November 1871 .[
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References
External links
Edward Boyd appointed Surveyor-General
''The Hobart Town Courier'', 11 Jan 1839. ''Trove'', National Library of Australia
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1794 births
1871 deaths
Surveyors General of Tasmania