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3n flDemoriam. 



W. LOWER CARTER. M.A., F.G.S. 

 1855— 1918. 

 We much regret to record another serious gap in the ranks 

 of our prominent Yorkshire naturalists. On June 21st, the 

 Rev. W. Lower Carter passed away at his residence at Watford, 

 a few days after a seizure, which from the first was evidently 

 serious. ' Lower Carter,' as he was usually known in the north, 

 was a familiar figure at the meetings and excursions of the 

 Yorkshire Scientific Societies, especially during the time he 



was living at Mirfield. In the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union 

 he held many positions on various geological committees and on 

 the Council for many years, and his name was familiar to 

 readers of The Naturalist. He was best known for his work 

 in connexion with the Yorkshire Geological Society where for a 

 considerable period he served in the capacity of Hon. Treasurer, 

 Secretary, and Editor of the Society's Proceedings, which reached 

 a leading place among provincial publications while under his 

 charge, and which contained most important contributions to 

 the geology of the county by some of our most prominent 

 geologists. His services were especially valuable with regard 

 to the business side of the work of Scientific Societies, and the 

 excursions of the Yorkshire Geological Society which he ar- 

 ranged were triumphs of organisation. In more recent years 

 he did good service as Recorder of Section C. (Geology) of the 



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