Christopher Rolleston
Australian public servant
Died when: 70 years 257 days (848 months)Star Sign: Leo
Christopher Rolleston CMG (27 July 1817 – 9 April 1888) was an English-born colonial public servant in Australia.Rolleston was born 27 July 1817 in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, the second son of Rev.
John Rolleston and Elizabeth, née Smelt.A prominent colonial civil servant in New South Wales, Rolleston served as the Register-General of New South Wales (1855 – 1864).
During his time as registrar general he was responsible for the launch of compulsory registration of births, deaths and marriages.
He also served in a range of previous roles including Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Darling Downs (1842-1853), private secretary to the Governor of New South Wales, Sir William Denison (1855), as well as auditor-general (1864-1883).
His commercial appointments included director, European Assurance Society, the Mercantile Bank of Sydney and the Australian Gas Light Company, and a superannuation fund commissioner.
He served as the president and later a trustee of the Australian Club.For his lifelong service to colonial New South Wales he was appointed CMG in 1879.
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