What is John Septimus Roe?
[[Image:John_Septimus_Roe_1850s.jpg|thumbnail|John Septimus Roe, 1850s]] '''John Septimus Roe''' (8 May 1797–28 May 1878) was a [[Navy|naval]] officer, [[explorer]], and [[surveyor]].<ref>http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/roe-john-septimus-2600 Roe, John Septimus (1797–1878)</ref> He was the first [[Surveyor-General]] of [[Western Australia]]. He explored the [[Fitzgerald River]] in 1848 during an [[expedition]]. [[File:Public art - JS Roe, Perth.jpg|thumb|left|Public art - JS Roe, Perth]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|John Septimus Roe}} * [http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/575880?c=people Roe, John Septimus (1797-1878)] * [http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/109.php JOHN SEPTIMUS ROE (1797-1878), W.A. SURVEYOR GENERAL & EXPLORER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083351/http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/109.php |date=2016-03-05 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, John Septimus}} [[Category:1797 births]] [[Category:1878 deaths]] [[Category:British explorers]]