Authorised form of name | Verdon; Sir; George Frederic (1834 - 1896) |
Dates | 1834 - 1896 |
Place of birth | Bury, Lancashire |
Date of birth | 21 January 1834 |
Date of death | 13 September 1896 |
Occupation | Barrister |
Activity | Career: Emigrated to Melbourne, Australia (1851); Honorary Assistant, Astronomical Observatory (1858); returned to the Legislative Assembly for Williamstown (1859); Treasurer for Victoria (1860-1861 and 1863-1868); called to the Australian Bar (1863); Executive Councillor and Agent General of the Colony of Victoria, (1867-1872); Colonical Inspector and General Manager, English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, Melbourne Honours: CB 1866; KCMG 1872
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 02/06/1870 |
Relationships | Married (28 March 1861) Annie, daughter of John Armstrong, solicitor, of Melbourne |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/93640524 |
Royal Society code | NA6423 |
Reference number | Title | Date |
MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
NLB/13/447 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 14 September 1896 |
EC/1870/14 | Verdon, Sir George Frederic: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/9/99 | Copy letter from Edward Sabine, President of the Royal Society, 13 Ashley Place, to [George] Verdon | 20 June 1870 |
MC/9/103 | Letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, to the Royal Society | 23 June 1870 |
MC/9/333 | Letter from Sir George Verdon, Agent-General for Victoria, Australia, 8 Victoria Chambers, Victoria Street, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 22 February 1872 |
MC/9/337 | Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, Agent-General for Victoria, Australia, 8 Victoria Chambers, Victoria Street, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 8 March 1872 |
MC/10/11 | Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, Melbourne, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 11 August 1873 |
MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
MC/10/283 | Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, Sydney, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 3 August 1875 |
MC/10/336 | Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, [?] Melbourne, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 26 January 1876 |
MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |
MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
MC/11/71 | Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, Melbourne, Victoria, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 8 June 1877 |
MC/12/49 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 27 May 1880 |