| 词条 | George Byng Scott |
| 释义 |
CareerBorn in Gillingham, Kent, England in 1824, Scott moved to South Australia in 1846, initially working as a farmer near Morgan. After a further four years as a gold miner, first in California, United States and then in Bendigo, Victoria, Scott became the Inspector of Police for the South-Eastern District of South Australia. At the same time, he served as a stipendiary magistrate. In 1859, he moved to be a magistrate in Naracoorte.[1] From 6 October 1873 until 30 June 1876, Scott served as Government Resident of the Northern Territory. After his period in office, he returned to working as a stipendiary magistrate, first in Adelaide and then Mount Gambier. He continued in this latter role until his death on 17 February 1886.[1] Personal lifeScott married twice and had 9 children. His first marriage was to Elizabeth née Taylor on 7 October 1843, with whom he had 2 children. Elizabeth died in November 1849. Scott remarried in July 1865, to Caroline née Ritchie. They had 7 children.[1] MemorialScott Street in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay is named in his honour.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=George Byng Scott|url=http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/pdf/cv/1873_scott.pdf|publisher=Northern Territory Government|accessdate=13 February 2012|format=PDF}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-bef | before=William Bloomfield Douglas }}{{s-ttl | title=Government Resident of the Northern Territory | years=1873–1876}}{{s-aft | after=Edward William Price}}{{s-end}}{{Administrators of the Northern Territory}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, George Byng}} 6 : 1824 births|1886 deaths|Administrators of the Northern Territory|People of the California Gold Rush|People from Gillingham, Kent|English emigrants to Australia |
| 随便看 |
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。