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... elected lord mayor of Dublin . The lord - lieutenant ( the Duke of Marlborough ) declined to attend the banquet , to which he had previously ac- cepted an invitation , because some resolu- tions passed at the City Hall in favour of the ...
... elected lord mayor of Dublin . The lord - lieutenant ( the Duke of Marlborough ) declined to attend the banquet , to which he had previously ac- cepted an invitation , because some resolu- tions passed at the City Hall in favour of the ...
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... elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1866 , and was a member of the Academia Economico- Agraria dei Georgofili ' of Florence . He died on 5 May 1872. His work lacked originality , and he was over - sensitive to criticism , espe ...
... elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1866 , and was a member of the Academia Economico- Agraria dei Georgofili ' of Florence . He died on 5 May 1872. His work lacked originality , and he was over - sensitive to criticism , espe ...
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... elected scholar , and in 1578-9 proceeded B.A. He was elected a fellow on 2 Oct. 1581 , and commenced M.A. in 1582. On 8 Jan. 1586-7 he preached a sermon at Great St. Mary's , wherein he asserted that the church of Eng- land maintained ...
... elected scholar , and in 1578-9 proceeded B.A. He was elected a fellow on 2 Oct. 1581 , and commenced M.A. in 1582. On 8 Jan. 1586-7 he preached a sermon at Great St. Mary's , wherein he asserted that the church of Eng- land maintained ...
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... elected a councillor in the municipal corporation of Dublin , and took much interest in the im- provement of that city . As chairman of the corporation committee for a new supply of water to Dublin , Gray actively promoted the Vartry ...
... elected a councillor in the municipal corporation of Dublin , and took much interest in the im- provement of that city . As chairman of the corporation committee for a new supply of water to Dublin , Gray actively promoted the Vartry ...
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... elected a fellow of the Royal Society ; he was an original member of the Zoological , Royal Geographical , Royal Microscopical , Entomo- logical , and Palæontographical Societies ; served for many years as vice - president of the first ...
... elected a fellow of the Royal Society ; he was an original member of the Zoological , Royal Geographical , Royal Microscopical , Entomo- logical , and Palæontographical Societies ; served for many years as vice - president of the first ...
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