Born in January, 1793, he was appointed Surgeon's Mate on the Hospital Staff, unattached, on November 9th, 1812. From May, 1813, he was Hospital Assistant to the Forces. He was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 16th Dragoons on June 22nd, 1815, and was present at Waterloo; to the 31st Foot on Novemb

Graduated at Edinburgh. He served as Surgeon in the Royal Navy and afterwards practised in Elgin, where he was Physician to Gray's Hospital. He died in London on February 11th, 1861. Publication: "Removal of a Cancerous Tumour from Below the Tongue, with Some Remarks on the Operative Surgery of the