Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Michael John O'leary, Stephen Lucius Gwynn, William Heneker, Boyle Finniss, Daniel Hoghton, Bryan Cooper, John Vaughan, Hurdis Ravenshaw, Charles Wale, William John Codrington, Robert Gregory, Thomas Egerton Hale, Hans Garrett Moore, Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston, Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet, John Hall-Dalwood. Excerpt: Boyle Finniss Boyle Travers Finniss (18 August 1807 24 December 1893) was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857. Early life Finniss was born at sea and lived in Madras from where he was sent to Greenwich for his education. He later entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, placing first of 16 candidates at the entrance examination. In 1825 he became an ensign in the 88th Regiment of Foot, was promoted lieutenant in 1827 to the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, and then spent three years in Mauritius in the department of roads and bridges. Surveyor In 1835 Finniss sold off his commission and, having been appointed assistant surveyor under surveyor-general Colonel William Light, arrived in South Australia in September 1836. He supported Light's choice of the site of Adelaide and assisted in laying out the city; his correspondence during the early years shows him to have been a man of good judgment and he was an able assistant during the surveys. Finniss joined Light in a private surveying firm, Light, Finniss