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RefNoMS/427/81
AltRefNoMS/427 p16
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary, Governing Body, Westminster School
Date20 January 1881
DescriptionInforms of the Council's appointment of the Rt. Hon. Lyon Playfair, M.P. to replace William Spottiswoode, who resigned, on the Governing Board of Westminster school.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7690Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883)1825 - 1883
NA8270Playfair; Lyon (1818 - 1898); 1st Baron Playfair1818 - 1898
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