Person
Clayton, Eric Elwin Samuel (Sam) (1896 - 1987)
- Born
- 27 July 1896
Orange, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 January 1987
Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Soil conservationist
Summary
Sam Clayton was posted to several State agricultural stations throughout New South Wales after his discharge from the A.I.F. in 1919. He became outspoken on the problems of soil erosion and was appointed in 1933 to the newly-established Soil Conservation Committee. Following an 8-month study trip to Europe and North America in 1936 he published The problem of soil erosion (1937). Clayton drafted the Soil Conservation Act, 1938, and was first Director of the New South Wales Soil Conservation Service. In 1984 he was awarded the inaugural Sir William McKell Medal for excellence in the promotion of soil conservation in Australia.
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Chronology
- 1914
- Education - Graduated from Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales
- 1915 - 1916
- Career position - Staff member, Cowra Experiment Farm, Department of Agriculture, New South Wales
- 1916 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. 6th Mobile Veterinary Section, Australian Imperial Forces [In Palestine and Egypt]
- 1933 - 1938?
- Career position - Member, New South Wales Soil Erosion Committee
- 1938 - 1949
- Career position - Director, New South Wales Soil Conservation Service
- 1949 - 1961
- Career position - Commissioner, Conservation Authority of New South Wales
- 1961
- Life event - Retired
- 1975
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
- 1984
- Award - Inaugural Sir William McKell Medal, Natural Resources Ministerial Council
Published resources
Book Sections
- Powell, Stephen M., 'Clayton, Eric Elwin Samuel (1896-1987), Commissioner of Soil Conservation' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), pp. 222-223. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clayton-eric-elwin-sam-12325. Details
Journal Articles
- Clayton, E. S., 'The problem of soil erosion', Commonwealth Engineer, 24 (10) (1937), 327-332. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24226340. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Clayton E S', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=3252086. Details
- 'Clayton, E E S (18960727-19870104)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-576426. Details
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