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Authorised form of nameVerdon; Sir; George Frederic (1834 - 1896)
Dates1834 - 1896
Place of birthBury, Lancashire
Date of birth21 January 1834
Date of death13 September 1896
OccupationBarrister
ActivityCareer:
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
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election02/06/1870
RelationshipsMarried (28 March 1861) Annie, daughter of John Armstrong, solicitor, of Melbourne
SourceSources:
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 Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/93640524
CodeNA6423
Archives associated with this Fellow
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NLB/13/447Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons14 September 1896
EC/1870/14Verdon, Sir George Frederic: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/9/99Copy letter from Edward Sabine, President of the Royal Society, 13 Ashley Place, to [George] Verdon20 June 1870
MC/9/103Letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, to the Royal Society23 June 1870
MC/9/333Letter 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/9/337Letter 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/10/11Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, Melbourne, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]11 August 1873
MC/9Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1870-June 1873
MC/10/283Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, Sydney, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]3 August 1875
MC/10/336Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, [?] Melbourne, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]26 January 1876
MC/10Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal SocietyJuly 1873-1876
MC/11/71Letter from Geo [George] Verdon, Melbourne, Victoria, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society8 June 1877
MS/257/5/20Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to [Edward Sabine]27 January 1867
MS/257/5/25Copy of a letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers Street to Thomas Thomson8 September 1871
MS/257/5/26Letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers Street to Edward Sabine14 September 1871
MS/257/5/19Copy of a letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to [Edward Sabine]25 April 1866
MC/11Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1877-1879
MC/12/49Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society27 May 1880
MC/12Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1880-1883
MS/257/5/22Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine27 July 1867
MS/257/5/21Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine26 April 1867
MS/257/5/23Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine27 November 1867
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