Born at Crosbane, Co Mayo, in October, 1789, and received his professional training at the Middlesex Hospital and other schools. He entered the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on April 4th, 1823, being promoted to Surgeon on December 24th, 1835. He saw active service in Burma (1824-1825), for which he received the Medal, and was for fifteen years Assay Master and Mineralogist of the Bombay Mint. He retired on October 13th, 1855, and died at his residence, 66 Porchester Terrace, W, on December 21st, 1867. He is noted by Lieut-Colonel Crawford (*History of the Indian Medical Service*) as one of the twenty-nine officers of the IMS who were elected Fellows on August 26th, 1844. His photograph is in the Fellows' Album. Publications: The Revised "Assay Table".