| 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 |
| 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/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 |
| MS/257/5/20 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to [Edward Sabine] | 27 January 1867 |
| MS/257/5/25 | Copy of a letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers Street to Thomas Thomson | 8 September 1871 |
| MS/257/5/26 | Letter from George Verdon, 8 Victoria Chambers Street to Edward Sabine | 14 September 1871 |
| MS/257/5/19 | Copy of a letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to [Edward Sabine] | 25 April 1866 |
| MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |
| MC/12/49 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 27 May 1880 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| MS/257/5/22 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine | 27 July 1867 |
| MS/257/5/21 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine | 26 April 1867 |
| MS/257/5/23 | Letter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine | 27 November 1867 |