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DR. JAMES COSMO MELVILL, of Meole Brace Hall, Shrewsbury, well known as a conchologist and botanist, who died on Nov. 4, was born in London on July 1, 1845, and was the son of James Cosmo Melvill, Under-Secretary of State for India, and the grandson of Sir James Cosmo Melvill, F.R.S., chief secretary of the East India Company. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and entered the business of his uncle, Edward Hardcastle, travelling in North America, where he had opportunities for studying natural history and making collections. He later joined the firm of Messrs. G. and R. Dewhurst, of Manchester and Preston, serving as a director for many years.
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JACKSON, J. Dr. J. C. Melvill. Nature 124, 921 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124921a0
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