John George Knight
John George Knight (1826 – 10 January 1892), was an architect and Government Resident of the Northern Territory in Australia.
John George Knight
Bidgee · CC BY-SA 3.0 au
- Name
- John George Knight
- Born
- 1826
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 10 January 1892 (aged 65)
- Place of death
- Darwin, Australia
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
John George Knight (1826 – 10 January 1892), was an architect and Government Resident of the Northern Territory in Australia.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for John George Knight. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q6235139 · wikipedia · John George Knight
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John George Knight • Born — 1826 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 10 January 1892 (aged 65) • Place of death — Darwin, Australia • Significant Buildings — Houses of Parliament (Melbourne) • Significant Projects — Melbourne ship canal and docks Gilded Pyramid • Awards — Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Early life
Early life
Knight was born in London the son of John Knight, a stone and marble merchant. He arrived in Melbourne, Australia in February 1852 and after a week on the goldfields, joined the Public Works Department.
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
In the 1880s, when he was Deputy Sheriff and Superintendent of Fannie Bay Gaol, he employed Billiamook as an interpreter. In 1888 Knight sent lead and pencil drawings commissioned from some of the inmates, including those of Billiamook to the Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne. These drawings were entitled "The Dawn of Art" and they were the first display of Aboriginal art as art; Billiamook had two drawings in this exhibition. Knight died in bed at the administrators residence on Sunday evening, 10 January 1892, of a severe asthma attack, following a long illness of bronchitis and influenza. Knight was survived by three sons, two married daughters and his wife, who was then living in London.
Identity
Identity
John George Knight is recorded as architect.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1826
John George Knight born at London.
1892
John George Knight died at Darwin.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
London.
Birth place
Darwin.
Death place
Catalogued output
Works and catalogued output
A Statement of the differences subsisting between the proprietors and performers of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. Given in the correspondence which has passed between them.
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- John G. RalstonDesigner
- John Galen HowardDesigner
- John Gaw MeemDesigner
- John George HowardDesigner
- John Gerrard WilliamsDesigner
- John GilesDesigner
- John GwynnDesigner
- John H. BarnesDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by John George Knight?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.