George Gravatt

Lieutenant George Gravatt (1815–1843)[1] was an officer in the British Army. In May 1839, he succeeded Sir Sydney Cotton[2][3] as commander of the Moreton Bay settlement in what is now Brisbane, Australia.[4] He held the position for three months.

Gravatt was born in Woolwich in London in 1815.[5]

A local hill was named Mount Gravatt, and later this name was transferred to the local suburb.

Gravatt was transferred with his regiment, the 28th Foot Regiment, to Karachi India,[6] where he died in 1843.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mount-gravatt-and-mount-gravatt-east
  2. ↑ "Pioneers Dinner. Back to Mt Gravatt Wednesday 26 July 1933". The Brisbane Courier. p. 12. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Cranfield, Louis (24 October 1963). "Early Commandants Of Moreton Bay" (PDF). UQ Library. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Appleton, Richard and Barbara (1992). The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39506-2.
  5. 1 2 http://wikimapia.org/5584211/Mount-Gravatt-Brisbane-Queensland-Australia
  6. ↑ Some Information about Morton Bay Penal Settlement


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