| Administrative History | On William Lonsdale's final retirement from the post of Museum Curator in 1842, six candidates applied for the post. Edward Charlesworth was one of these candidates, however he was declared ineligible by the Council, reputedly on account of his ill-temper. Charlesworth claimed that this was illegal and it led to an acrimonious flurry of pamphlets and petitions and a Special General Meeting, and the near-resignation of George Bellas Greenough. |