Evelyn Sturt (1816 – 10 February 1885) was born in Dorset, England. He was the son of Thomas Lenox Napier Sturt, who became a puisne judge in Bengal for the British East India Company. His mother was Jeannette, née Wilson. His older brother was the Australian explorer Charles Sturt.
Evelyn arrived in Australia at the age of 20, and by 21 he was appointed the Commissioner of Crown Lands for all of the new colony. Two years later, he resigned and then overlanded sheep and cattle from Bathurst to Adelaide to take up a large parcel of land as a grazier.
From 1849 until 1878, Sturt was appointed to the position of Superintendent of Police in Melbourne, and (twice) as the Police Magistrate dealing with matters including the Bentley Hotel affair which was seen by many to be a precursor to the Eureka Stockade.
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