Samuel Holland (surveyor)

Samuel Johannes Holland
Samuel Johannes Holland
Surveyor General of North America
In office
1764–1791
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byHimself as Surveyor General of Upper and Lower Canada
Surveyor General of Upper Canada
In office
1791–1798
Preceded byHimself as Surveyor General of North America
Succeeded bySir David William Smith, 1st Baronet
Surveyor General of Lower Canada
In office
1791–1801
Preceded byHimself as Surveyor General of North America
Succeeded byJoseph Bouchette
Personal details
Born1728
Deventer, Dutch Republic
Died1801
Quebec, Lower Canada
SpouseGertrude Hasse m. 1749
Children1
OccupationRoyal engineer

Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 – 28 December 1801) was a Dutch-born Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America.