Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt | |
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| Born | 25 October 1815 Dorset, England |
| Died | 10 February 1885 (aged 69) at sea |
| Occupation(s) | Police magistrate, commissioner of crown lands, police office, overlander, grazier |
| Spouse | Mary Frances Grylls |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt & Jeannette, née Wilson |
Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (25 October 1815 – 10 February 1885) was born in Dorset, England. He was the youngest son of Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt, a puisne judge in Bengal for the British East India Company, and Jeanette or Jeannette, née Wilson. One of his older brothers was the Australian explorer Charles Sturt.
Evelyn arrived in Australia at the age of 20, and by 21 he was appointed the Commissioner of Crown Lands for all of the new colony. Two years later, he resigned and then overlanded sheep and cattle from Bathurst to Adelaide to take up a large parcel of land as a grazier.
Between 1849 and 1878, Sturt served as Police Magistrate and Superintendent of Police in Melbourne.