Born on July 9th, 1868, son of the Rev Samuel and Matilda J Dyson, of Islington. He entered Merchant Taylors' School in January, 1881, and leaving in 1882 went to the Isle of Wight College: after experience as a Stock Exchange clerk, he turned to St Bartholomew's Hospital, which he entered in 1892. He was later Clinical Assistant in the Skin Department of the hospital, and then a Medical Officer at Islington Infirmary. He first practised at College House, College Street, Islington, and about 1907 at 82 Lower Row, Rotherhithe, where besides getting a large practice he was Medical Officer to the Borough Council, to St Olave's and St Saviour's Schools, Surgeon to Enthoven's Lead Works, and Medical Referee, Bermondsey Borough Council. His health gave way owing to emphysema and bronchitis, and he died of pneumonia at Rotherhithe on February 12th, 1913. He was buried at Broughton Monchelsea, Kent, where he had spent most of his youth, and was survived by his wife, a son aged 10, and a daughter born four hours before his death.