He supported many good causes including services to the poor in London and marine safety, including the efforts of Samuel Plimsoll and proposals for harbours of refuge and a system of linked floating relief stations around the globe.
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His most important achievement was location of the Tierra del Fuego native Jemmy Button in November 1855.
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