George
Henry Richards

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Justice of the Peace for Haver-
fordwest.

Mayne received many hon-
ors; amongst them, he was
made.a Companion of the Or-
der of Bath on March 13,
1867; a Knight of the Legion
of Honor; and the Order of
the Medjidie. He was a Fel-
low of the Royal Geographical
Society in 1862, and served
on its Council. He also
served as a director of several
public companies.

Admiral Richards wrote .
concerning the Mayne:

“During his-naval career he
had contributed considerably
to our hydrographic knowl-
edge of various parts of the

sister science, geography... He

reputation of an intelligent
and talented officer. He was a
warm-hearted and generous
friend, and had gained the
universal regard and esteem
of the members of his own
“profession, as well as of a...
* large circle of acquaintances
outside it.”

When Rear-Admir: al
ae Richard C.:Mayne died ‘on

¢ May 29,1892, Tie London;

Mayne had attended the

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. After the dinner, as he was
passing down the stairs of the
Mansion-house, he was
seized with an apoplectic fit,

‘and fell heavily against the

iron railings ... . In the hope
that he might rally from the
fit, he was removed in the po-
lice ambulance to his house in

- Queen’s-gate, but he never re-
‘gained consciousness.”

Mayne is probably best
known for the Island named

after him, although historians.

recognize him for his book of
his sojourn in the area, Four

Years In British Columbia And_

Vancouver Island, published | -
in London in 1862. In this
468-page book, he gives a de

tailed account of the surveys

the Plumper and Hecate, as
well as excellent observations
of the area, natives, and land-

scape, -
He also wrote atreatise on
“marine surveying and nauti-

cal astronomy: Practical
Notes on. Marine Surveying

and Nautical Astronomy, writ-

ten.in 1874...
At his retirement as Hydro.
grapher, [being replaced by. ’

“Captain Frederick J. 0. -

Evans} a tribute was given in.

. the Journal of the Royal Geo-
; graphical Society:

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“Richards — who in his po-
sition of Hydrographer (ex-
tending over a period of 10
years, and those years of very
stirring times) had secured
the respect, the confidence,
and the grateful feelings of
every member of the Survey-
ing Service — cannot be
over-estimated. ‘That ready. -
appreciation of fellow-work-
ers, devotion to duty, and
earnestness for the advance-
ment of Hydrographic sci-
ence, all characteristics of the
man, rendered Admiral
Richards a worthy follower of
preceding occupants of the of-

~. fice and a bright example to

our rising school of Naval offi-

He was promoted to Rear-
Admiral June 2, 1870, and be-

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came a Vice-Admiral Aug. 5,
1877, and attained the rank of
a full Admiral July 7, 1884.
The London Times listed the
remainder of his honors:

“As was only natural, a man
of the attainments and experi-
ence of Sir George Richards
was welcomed and honored
by the principal scientific bod-
ies. In 1866 he was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society,
and the same year a Corre
sponding Member of the
Academy of Science of Paris.
He was also a Fellow of the
Royal Geographical Society

After his retirement he oc-
cupied the position of manag-
ing director of the Telegraph
Construction and Mainte-
nance Company, and under
his direction many thousands
of miles of submarine tele
graph cables were laid in vari-
ous parts of the world. When
he resigned the post of man-
aging director.to this com-

pany he became chairman of |

the board of directors... In
1869 he was nominated an:

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of the civil division of the Or-
der of the Bath, and he re. -
ceived the honor of knight-
hood in 1877.

mandership of the Military
Order of the Bath was con-
ferred upon him.

He was also president of
the Arctic Committee, which

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