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RefNoEC/1859/04
Previous numbersCert IX, 423; A02631
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TitleGalton, Sir Douglas Strutt: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationDouglas Galton. The author of Various Parliamentary Papers, viz: Reports on British & Continental Railways, Reports on Railway Accidents, Report on the Railway System of the United States, Reports on the Main Drainage of the Metropolis - Also articles in reviews on Railways and Telegraphs. Was Appointed Secretary to the Commission for Enquiring into the Application of Iron to Railway Structures. Was one of the Engineers appointed by the Government to Report upon the Main Drainage of the Metropolis. Is a Member of a Commission for Improving the Sanitary Condition of Barracks & Military Hospitals.
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. J R Martin.
From Personal Knowledge. George Rennie; John Hawkshaw; J Crawfurd; Robt FitzRoy; J E Portlock; Josh Prestwich; Leonard Horner; James Clark; Edward Stanley; J Paget; T H Huxley; C W Pasley; C Babbage; J Tyndall; L Horner; T J Pettigrew; C Manby; R Hunt
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Galton, Sir Douglas Strutt: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA3650Galton; Sir; Douglas Strutt (? 1822 - 1899)? 1822 - 1899
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