George Cheyne (8 April 1790 – 5 June 1869) was an early settler in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
[1] He arrived in Fremantle aboard the Stirling with his wife and daughter, and a cargo of merchandise including a prefabricated house, 14 merinos, cattle and a pair of rabbits.
[2] Undeterred he pressed on to King George Sound and found business sites around Albany and selected land around the Kalgan River, Moorilup and on Mistaken Island.
By 1843, Cheyne was supplying whalers operating in and around from his property at Cape Riche with items such as water, fuel, provisions, and fresh meat and vegetables.
Cheyne built a large granite house in Albany in 1862 then went to England to secure a better deal for his wool from his brokers.