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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 94.11.12

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1894-11-12. 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/1890-6/1894/94-11-12-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
Name
Morgan Ignatius Finucane
Description
M.R.C.S. Eng. L.S.A. London
Residence
Waiyers, Taveuni,
1
Published address in 1900 Yearbook and Record of the Royal Geographical Society has 'Waiyers, Tavini, Fiji'.
Fiji Islands
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 twelth day of November 1894
A.C. Allan
F.R.G.S
{ From personal Knowledge
A.C. Macdonald
F.R.G.S.
Ferd. von Mueller
F.R.G.S.
Proposed
11th Feby
1895
Elected
25th ——
1895
2
Archivist's note: ' _______ 1904'. Presumably Finucane resigned his Fellowship or was removed: he died in 1934.
NOTE.—State for information of the Council the Geographical work or qualifications, if any, of the Candidate.