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Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman, also known as Frederick Slade Brockman, (9 July 1857 – 11 September 1917) was a Surveyor General and explorer of Western Australia. Born at Seabrook near Northam in Western Australia, he was the son of Edmund Ralph Brockman, gentleman-farmer, and Elizabeth Deborah ''née'' Slade. He was educated at Bishop Mathew Hale's〔A. de Q. Robin, ('Hale, Mathew Blagden (1811 - 1895)' ), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 317-319.〕 school and articled in 1878 to surveyor J. S. Brooking. On 20 February 1882 he married Grace Bussell, the heroine of the ''Georgette'' disaster of 1876. They had three daughters and four sons, including: *Geoffrey (1885–1977), an engineer,〔Peter Cowan, ('Drake-Brockman, Geoffrey (1885 - 1977)' ), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp 34-35.〕 *Karl (1891-), a Rhodes Scholar, soldier and judge *Edmund (1884-1849), soldier, politician and judge〔Ian G. Sharp, ('Drake-Brockman, Edmund Alfred (1884 - 1949)' ), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp 339-340.〕 *Deborah (1887–1965), a mining company director and welfare worker, subsequently Lady Hackett and later Lady Moulden.〔Alexandra Hasluck, ('Hackett, Deborah Vernon (1887 - 1965)' ), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 149-150.〕 In 1901, Drake-Brockman with eleven companions, explored previously uncharted areas in the Kimberley region. Drake-Brockman was appointed Surveyor-General in June 1915.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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