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]

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gollark: You could replace every syscall with a megasyscall™ which performs the function of every other one, but it's the same or slightly higher complexity.
gollark: I don't think it is simpler and reduces code just to have fewer syscalls.
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References
  1. "Walker Rannie Davidson". Australian Royalty. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists...
Preceded by
Alexander Grant McLean		 Surveyor General of New South Wales
1864–1868		 Succeeded by
Philip Francis Adams


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