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During his service in the Nizam’s Army in the Deccan, he several 
times received the thanks of the Resident for the efficient manner 
in which he had discharged his official duties, and also for having 
introduced a method of preparing certain medicines, which rendered 
it unnecessary to procure supplies of them from England. 
While at home he attended the classes of Materia Medica and 
Pharmacy and Chemistry in the Edinburgh University. 
In 1845 he returned to India, and was called upon to do military 
duties with a native regiment for a short time. 
In 1846 he was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Materia 
Medica to the Madras Medical School, of which school he became, 
in 1849, superintendent. When in that position he published a 
Manual of Chemistry for the use of the students, a second edition 
of which was called for in 1852. 
He forwarded to the great Exhibition of 1851 specimens of 
Fixed Oils which he had prepared, and for which he had the honour 
of having awarded to him by the Commissioners one of the Medals 
of Merit of the Exhibition. 
On promotion to the superintending surgeon grade, he ceased by 
the existing rules of the service to be longer attached to the 
Medical School, and discharged the duties of this office in the above 
capacity till his health compelled him to leave India in 1854. 
During his residence at Madras he devoted much time to several 
institutions, among which may be mentioned the Military Male 
Orphan Asylum ; the Monegar Choultry, an institution for the 
medical treatment of the native poor, of which he was secretary and 
treasurer for seven years ; and the Madras Medical Fund, of which 
he was secretary for four years. 
For his very valuable services in these capacities, he had the 
honour of receiving, on his retirement from the service, the thanks 
of the Government and of the Boards of these institutions. 
Since 1854 he resided chiefly at Edinburgh. He was elected a 
Fellow of the Society in 1868, and died suddenly at Edinburgh on 
Sunday, 18th January 1880, at the age of 76. 
