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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 90.03.31

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1890-03-31. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1890-6/1890/90-03-31-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
Name
T. Stanley Milroy
Description
Licensed Surveyor
Residence
c/o Commercial Banking Coy of Sydney, Brisbane, Queensland
Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow .
Dated this 31st day of March 1890
(Signed) F.von Mueller
F.R.G.S
{ From personal knowledge
(") A.C. Macdonald
F.R.G.S.
(") C. D Pasco
F.R.G.S
1
Names of supporters in the hand that completed the certificate.
Proposed
Feb 10
1890
Elected
April 28
1890
2
Annotated: Never qualified (i.e. did not pay the subscription).
The date on this certificate is clear, but is not consistent with the equally clear date given for the formal proposal on 10 February.
M was also a nominator on another, undated, certificate for Milroy (in this edition as 90-07-00b).