George Henry Richards ( 1820 - 1896 )

Birth: Antony, Cornwall, England (13 January 1820) Death: Bath, Somerset (14 November 1896) Career: Entered the Royal Navy on board HMS Rhadamanthus (1833); midshipman in expedition to the West Indies (1835); served in the first Chinese War; Lieutenant (1842); employed on the survey of New Zealand, then returned to England (1852); volunteered for the continuing search for Franklin; Captain (1854); employed to survey Vancouver Island (1856-1863), returning via the Western Pacific and Australia, thus completing his third circumnavigation of the globe; Hydrographer to the Admiralty (for 10 years); Rear Admiral (1870); retired (1876); Vice Admiral (1877); Admiral (1884); Managing Director, Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (for 20 years, until his death); suffered from sciatica Honours: CB 1871; Kt 1877; KCB 1886 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1866 Council: VP 1868-1870, 1872-1873, 1876-1877, 1886-1888.