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birds, shells, and other Natural History specimens was very exten- 
sive. His museum, especially built for these collections, contained 
the finest collection of British zoological specimens that has ever 
been got together by a private individual, containing as it did over 
13,000 specimens. He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society 
in 1872, and of the Entomological Society in 1874. He was one of 
the original members of our Society, and elected on the first com- 
mittee. 
He read papers on :— 
** An Old Burton Natural History Society.” 
“The Irish Aran.” 
“The Functions of Natural History Societies, as illustrated by the study of 
Plant Galls.” 
“ The Struggle for Life in the Individual and the Community.” 
“The Struggle for Life Within the Animal Body.” 
“Notes on Bos Longifrons.” 
Ee died at Burton, November 6th, 1903. Aged 62. 
(Many of these particulars are taken from an interesting 
obituary notice in “The Entomologists’ Monthly Magazine,” 
January, 1904). 
THOMAS KNOWLES, M.A. 
(1891-1893). 
He was born in 1843, educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge, 
with intention of joining the church; he acted as a schoolmaster at 
Glenalmond, Scotland, but eventually decided to go in for law. He 
was admitted as a Solicitor in 1880, and first practised at Ibstock. 
He came to Burton in 1881, and was joined by his brother Mr. 
John Knowles, who had practised for many years in India, and retired 
to Langley Hall 
He made a special study of Early English and Anglo-Saxon 
subjects, and also had some knowledge of Arabic and the Science of 
