Faraday's later life

As one of the leading members of the scientific community, Faraday was frequently invited to provide scientific advice to the state, working for departments such as the Home Office, Admiralty and Board of Trade. Furthermore, between 1836 and 1865 he was scientific adviser to Trinity House, the English and Welsh lighthouse authority. He oversaw the programme to electrify lighthouses - more than 10% of his letters are devoted to lighthouse matters. As a result of all this Prince Albert arranged for Faraday to have the use of a Grace and Favour house at Hampton Court from 1858 onwards. He spent increasing amounts of time there in the 1860s and following his death there was buried in the Sandemanian plot in Highgate Cemetery, in what is now North London.