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Medical Practitioners .STENHOUSE, WILLIAM MacSTRAVICK
ALEXANDER. EDWARD WILLIAM, M.U.C.S.. England. L.’R.C.P.. London, Physician and Surgeon. Albert Street. Dunedin. Dr. Alexander was born and educated at St. Helena, and studied for his profession at King’s College. London, be attended the practice of the Hopital-du-Midi. Paris, and qualified as M.R.C.S., England, in 1853. and L.K.C.P., London, in 1861. Dr. Alexander was Colonel-Surgeon at St. Helena for several years, also surgeon to the Liberation African Department and the East India Company’s invalids. Before leaving St. Helena in 1861, Dr. Alexander received from the late Emperor Napoleon a gold enamelled box in recognition of his services to the French officers and soldiers there. After spending two years in England and on the Continent, he came to New Zealand in the ship “Matoaka,” and settled in practice in Dunedin. He is consulting physician to the Ashburn private hospital for the insane and inebriate home near Dunedin, with which he has been closely associated since its establishment in 1882. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of England, member of the Geographical Society of Italy, and also of the Polynesian society. BROWN, WILLIAM, M.A., M.B., CM., Physician and Surgeon, High Street, Dunedin. Telephone 800. Further reference to Dr. Brown will be found under “Educational,” as one of the governors of the Hoys and Girls’ High Schools of Otago. BURNS, ROBERT, F.R.C.S., Edinburgh, Physician and Surgeon, comer of Union and George Streets, Dunedin. Dr Burns is more fully referred to as a member of the council of the university of Otago, in another part of this work. COLQUHOUN. DANIEL, M.D., M.R.C.I’., London. M.R.C.S., England, Physician, and Surgeon. High Street, Dunedin. Dr. Colquhoun who established his present practice in 1884, is more fully referred to under Otago University, as lecturer on the practice of medicine. DAVIES, JOHN MORGAN LLOYD, M.R.C.S., England. L S.A.. London, L.R.G.P. and L.M.. Edinburgh. Physician and Surgeon, Pitt Street. Dunedin. Dr. Davies. who was born in Cardigan, South Wales, on the 29th of May. 1856, was educated at Marlborough and Epsom Colleges, studied at Middlesex Hospital, London, and obtained his diplomas in the year 1879. He was appointed resident physician-assistant at the Middlesex Hospital for six months, after which he was invalided for a like period and took a voyage to Australia in charge of Messrs. Money, Wigram and Co.’s s.s. “Somersetshire,” as medical officer. On his return, through the influence of the late Mr. David Powell, Governor of the Bank of England, Dr. Davies was appointed medical officer of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship “Waipa.” Smallpox broke out on board during the first week; the doctor was, however, fortunate in stamping out the disease, no other case occurring, and though some alarm was felt in New Zealand at the time of her arrival, the vessel escaped quarantine. A handsome testimonial, together with a bonus, was presented to him by the company in recognition of Ids services. Dr. Davies settled in Port Chalmers in 1881 and commenced practice, and two years later became resident house-surgeon at the Dunedin hospital, which post lie tilled for twelve months. Ho then commenced practice in Dunedin, and took charge of Dr. Batchelor’s practice during that gentleman’s visit to England in 1885. On Dr. Batchelor’s return a partnership was entered into, which was terminated at the end of 21/2, years. Since the end of 1888, Dr. Davies has continued practice on his own account. He is a member of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association, and was President of the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Medical Association in 1896. Dr. Davies was married in 1877 to a daughter of Mr. Robert McLaren, of Dunedin, and has three sons and one daughter.
FULTON. ROBERT VALPY, M.B.C.M.. Edinburgh, Physician and Surgeon, Pitt Street. Dunedin. Telephone, 372. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Dr. Fulton is the third surviving son of the late Hon. James Fulton, M.L.C.. who died in 1891. He was born at Ravenscliffe, West Taieri, Otago, in 1865, and began his education at the Outram school—then under the head-mastership of Mr. D. A. McNicoll, now of the George Street District School, Dunedin. Three years at this school were followed by four years at the Otago High School, after which he was for two years in the employ of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., Dunedin, as a junior clerk. He started the study of medicine at Otago University, and proceeding thence to Edinburgh, graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Master in Surgery in 1889. During his residence in Edinburgh he took a great interest in the Australasian Club, a society formed in that city about 1878, whose members must be students hailing from the Australasian colonies. Acting as Hon. Secretary of this association for two years he assisted in raising it from the state of depression into which it had fallen, to the honorable and influential position it holds lit the present day. After leaving Edinburgh, Dr. Fulton was for nine months in the service of the New Zealand Shipping Company and then returning to Dunedin, settled down to the practice of his profession. Dr. Fulton takes an active interest in volunteering, and has been for six years attached to the Dunedin Naval Artillery as Honorary Surgeon. He was gazetted surgeon-lieutenant in 1892, and surgeon-captain In 1897. He was at one time an active cyclist even to the extent of appearing on the racing track, and was not unsuccessful in the days of the ordinary high bicycle, winning several handsome prizes. He was one of the earliest members of the Dunedin Bicycling Club, as far back as 1882, and has kept up his connection with the sport, being elected in 1892. a vice-president of the Dunedin Cycling Club—a position he still holds. He filled the President’s chair in 1893. Dr. Fulton married in 1890 a daughter of Mr. H. C. Hertslet. of Dunedin, and has three sons and one daughter. McKELLAR, THOMAS GEORGE, M.B., C.M., Physician and Surgeon. Pitt Street. Dunedin; Telephone, 570; Hankers, Bank of New Zealand. Dr. McKellar. who is a son of the late Mr. Peter McKellar, squatter of Southland—one of the early settlers—was born in Southland, and was educated at the public schools, and at the high school, Invercargill. Having studied medicine at Otago university for two years, he went to Edinburgh in 1888 for a three years’ course of training, and obtained his diplomas in 1891. He acted as locum tenens for several medical men in England and Scotland before entering Rotherham hospital. For nine months Dr. McKellar was one of the staff of house surgeons at Rotherham hospital, near Sheffield. England; and in 1893, he returned to the Colony and established his present practice. MACPHERSON, JAMES, M.B., C.M. (Edinburgh). Physician and Surgeon, Octagon, Dunedin. Telephone 481. This practitioner was born in Perthshire. Scotland, and arriving at Port Chalmers with his parents in 1861. in the ship “Gala,” received his education at public schools in Invercargill. and at Otago university. He studied for four years at Edinburgh university, where he took his degrees in 1883. and returned to the Colony in that year. He practised in Invercargill for four years, when he removed to Dunedin. He has been honorary physician to the Dunedin hospital for four years, is one of the examiners to the New Zealand Government Life Insurance department, and surgeon to the Ivanhoe Lodge of Druids. A member of the Masonic order, he was initiated in Lodge St. John, S.C., at Invercargill. He is interested in cycling, and is president of the Union cycling club.
MARTIN, ROBERT. L R.C.P. (Edinburgh). L.F.P.S. (Glasgow), Physician and Surgeon. Octagon, Dunedin: Telephone 208; Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. The subject of this notice was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1848, and was educated at Glasgow University and at Andersen’s university, Glasgow. He obtained his diplomas in 1872 and practised his profession in Glasgow till 1875. Dr. Martin came to Port Chalmers as medical officer of the ship “Invercargill.” in the latter year, and after a short time in Dunedin, was appointed medical superintendent to the Reefton hospital, of which institution he remained in charge from 1870 to 1870, engaging also in private practice. Returning to Dunedin, Dr. Martin established his present practice. He was initiated as a member of the Masonic order, Scotch Constitution, in Glasgow, but is unattached in New Zealand
SIEDEBERG. EMILY HANCOCK, M.B., C.M., L.R.C.P.S., Physician and Surgeon, Lower York Place, Dunedin. Telephone, 555. This interesting lady has the distinction of leading the way for the fair sex in New Zealand to the medical profession. The desirability of women being attended professionally by female practitioners, has often been recognised, and there can be no doubt that there are many reasons why it is desirable. Dr. Siedeberg is the daughter of Mr. Franz David Siedeberg, a Colonist of over forty years’ standing, and considerable experience as a gold miner and contractor, who was born in Memel. Germany; her maternal grandfather was a barrister of Trinity College, Dublin, and she is a grand-niece of the late Thomas Hancock, M.D., of London. She was born at Clyde, Otago, and was primarily educated at the Normal and Girls’ high schools, Dunedin; in 1888, gained a board school scholarship, of the value of £20 per annum, entitling her to three years’ tuition at the high school. In 1891, she commenced a five years’ course of study for her profession at Otago university, and obtained her diplomas at the close of 1895 of M.B. and C.M., thus becoming the first lady doctor in New Zealand. In order more fully to qualify herself for a professional career, Dr. Siedeberg went to Great Britain early in 1896, and attended classes for six months at Dublin, and for seven months at Berlin, also visiting the London and Edinburgh hospitals. She was at the Rotunda Hospital, in Dublin, which is the largest in the world specially devoted to the diseases of women, till November, 1896, when she gained her degree as licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She returned to Dunedin about Christmas 1897, and established her practice as above early in 1898.
STENHOUSE, WILLIAM MacSTRAVICK, M.D., Physician and Surgeon, Stuart Street, Dunedin. Dr. Stenhouse, who was born in Glasgow in 1841, was educated at the Glasgow University, where he graduated M.B. and C.M. in 1875, taking his degree as M.D., in absentia, in 1877. Dr. Stenhouse came to the Colony as surgeon superintendent of an emigrant ship in 1875, and settled in Dunedin in the following year after making one or two trips to the Old Country in the same capacity. Originally, he intended to adopt a literary and. political career, but owing to an unfortunate accident he was deterred from so doing; and on the completion of the new university buildings in Glasgow he decided to study medicine, taking his diplomas as above described after a four years course of study. Since settling in Dunedin he has often been a great sufferer in consequence of a second and very severe accident which subsequently resulted in the amputation of a limb. During lengthened periods of illness he wrote a book of poems and subsequently issued pamphlets on “Our Eyes and How to Use them” and on “The Common Diseases of the Ear, Throat, and Nose,” on which latter subjects he is a specialist. He was one of the honorary visiting physicians of the Dunedin hospital for ten years and for two years was surgeon to the Benevolent Institution: He was a member of the education board for six years and has been connected with several institutions since settling in Dunedin. In his early days he was a distinguished chess player, and was for some time secretary of the Glasgow chess club, and later president of the Dunedin chess club. He has also been a prominent member of the local Hums club as vice-president for two years and president for one year. He was married in 1881 to a daughter of Mr. A. Anderson of Stirling, Otago—one of the earliest colonists—and has three sons and two daughters. |
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