Thomas Mitchell (explorer)

Sir
Thomas Mitchell
Portrait of Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (c. 1830s)
Portrait of Major Sir Thomas Mitchell (c. 1830s)
Born
Thomas Livingstone Mitchell

(1792-06-15)15 June 1792
Grangemouth, Scotland
Died5 October 1855(1855-10-05) (aged 63)
Resting placeCamperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
EducationDoctor of Civil Law
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)Surveyor, explorer
Known forExplorations of south-eastern Australia, Wyld's Atlas
TitleLieutenant colonel Sir
SpouseMary Blunt
Children12
AwardsKnighthood

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (15 June 1792 – 5 October 1855), often called Major Mitchell, was a Scottish surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia. He was born in Scotland and served in the British Army during the Peninsular War. In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales. The following year he became Surveyor General and remained in this position until his death. Mitchell was knighted in 1839 for his contribution to the surveying of Australia.[1][2]

  1. ^ Baker, D. W. A. "Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792–1855)". Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792–1855). Australian National University. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.