Record

RefNoMS/427/259
AltRefNoMS/427 p50
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the Treasury
Date17 February 1883
DescriptionInforms the Treasury that Lieu-General Richard Strachey, R.E. FRS has been elected as Chairman of the Meteorological Council, to replace the late Prof. Henry [John Stephen] Smith. States a Committee will be sent up to discuss the nomination. [See MS/427/266]
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/427/263
MS/427/266
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3799Strachey; Sir; Richard (1817 - 1908)1817 - 1908
NA6491Smith; Henry John Stephen (1826 - 1883)1826 - 1883
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