Born Caldronlee, Scotland 14/5/1858    Died Wellington 5/8/1939

Educated at the Annan Academy and Edinburgh University

MB ChM (Edin) 1880, MD (Edin) with distinction 1885

House surgeon appointments in England before working as a clinical assistant in Aberdare, Wales.   Poor health prompted him to emigrate to NZ in 1887, joining his family who had travelled there in 1885.
Resident Surgeon, Timaru Hospital 1887-1889

Resident Surgeon Superintendent, Wellington Hospital 1889-1909
Honorary Visiting Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1909-1912
Honorary Consulting Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1913 - 1922

He was a very skilled surgeon and a popular clinician with both colleagues and his patients.   He was responsible for the introduction of improved aseptic surgical techniques, and he ran a very busy Outpatient service.  Ewart Hospital which opened in 1910 was named after him.

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