Born Caldronlee, Scotland 14 May 1858 Died Wellington 5 Aug 1939 Educated at the Annan Academy and Edinburgh University 
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. photograph courtesy Alexander Turnbull LibraryObituary: NZMJ 1939 38:425 | 