Stephen King (surveyor), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen King (surveyor)

Australian explorer

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1841

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1915

Profession: explorer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stephen King (15 December 1841 – 8 October 1915) was a sketcher, surveyor and explorer.
He was part of the last John McDouall Stuart Expedition (1861–1862), successfully crossing Australia from south to north, and was appointed Surveyor of the Overland Telegraph party sent out by Darwent and Dalwood in 1870.
He was called Stephen King jun during the lifetime of his father, a pioneer of Gawler, and to a lesser extent continued through his life.
His father has been called here and elsewhere Stephen King JP.