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Society, and was more than once a Vice-President. He was also a 

 Fellow of the Royal Astronomical and Geographical Societies ;> he 

 served for many years as a member of the Meteorological Committee 

 of the Royal Society, and on the change in the constitution of that 

 body he became a member of its Council. 



In recognition of his public services the Companionship of the 

 Bath was conferred on him in the year 1873, and in 1881 he was 

 advanced to the Commandership of the same order on the recommen- 

 dation of the Earl of .Northbrook, the First Lord of the Admiralty, 

 under whom he had served during the last five years of his career. 



Sir Frederick Evans' last public service after his retirement from 

 the Admiralty in June, 1884, was as the British delegate to the 

 International Congress at Washington, convened for the establish- 

 ment of a prime meridian, when that of Greenwich was adopted as 

 the starting point from which longitude should in future be universally 

 computed. 



He died on the 20th of December, 1885. 



G. H. R. 



