What is John Oxley?
[[File:John Oxley.jpg|thumb|right|220px|John Oxley]] '''John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley''' (1784—1828) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who became [[Surveyor-General]] of [[Australia]], and an important early explorer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020273b.htm?hilite=John%3BOxley |title=Oxley, John Joseph William Molesworth (1784? — 1828) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |first=E.W. |last=Dunlop |work=adb.online.anu.edu.au |year=1967 |accessdate=2011-05-02}}</ref> He first arrived in [[Sydney]] in 1802. He is famous for his exploration of the [[Lachlan River]]. His findings helped the later explorations of Captain [[Charles Sturt]] and Major [[Thomas Mitchell]]. He died in Sydney in 1828. In 1901 an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian electoral division]] was named [[Division of Oxley (1901–34)|Oxley]] after him. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxley, John}} [[Category:1784 births]] [[Category:1828 deaths]] [[Category:Exploration of Australia]]