Andrew Geils | |
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| 3rd Commandant of Van Diemen's Land | |
| In office 20 February 1812 – 4 February 1813 | |
| Governor | Lachlan Macquarie |
| Preceded by | Captain J. Murray |
| Succeeded by | Colonel David Collins (as lieutenant governor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1773 (?) India (?) |
| Died | 11 February 1843 (aged 69–70) Dumbuck, Scotland |
| Spouse | Mary Noble |
| Children | 8 (+?) sons (Thomas, b. c.1802; William Noble, b. c.1805; Andrew, b. c.1807; Alexander McGregor Murray, b. c.1808; John Edward, unknown, unknown, Andrew Alexander, b. 1820); 3(?) daughters (Hannah, b. c. 1797; Mary, b. c.1798; Isabella, b. c.1821) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Geils (father), Mary Pascal (mother) |
Colonel Andrew Geils (c. 1773 – 11 February 1843) was a military officer of British (Scottish) heritage, who served as Commandant (acting governor) of Van Diemen's Land (subsequently Tasmania) between 1812 and 1813; prior to that time he served in Madras, India, and subsequently spent 2 years with his regiment in Ceylon. In around 1818, having failed in an aspiration to the Lieutenant-Governorship of Tasmania when the latter was due to became vacant in 1818, he returned to Scotland where in 1815 he had inherited one of his father's properties, Dumbuck Estate in West Dunbartonshire, and where he resided until his death in 1843. The Hobart suburb of Geilston Bay in Tasmania is named after his one time (1812–1832) land holdings in the area.