 The Society was largely indebted to him for its prosperity; and this debt it was always ready to acknowledge.He was elected a Fellow in 1856, and served on the Council with only one year's intermission from 1858 to the time of his death.He held the office of President in 1871–72; of Vice-President in 1860–61, 1863–64, 1869–70; of Secretary in 1865–66, 1868, 1873–1892.