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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Dr. Thomas Radford King

Dr. Thomas Radford King, Assistant Medical Officer of the Mt. View and Porirua Asylums, residing at Porirua, has had large experience in the management of such institutions. Having studied at the University of Edinburgh, he gained his diploma as a doctor of medicine in 1868. Before leaving for the Colony, Dr. King was medical officer successively at Morning-side Asylum, Edinburgh, at the New Cheshire County Asylum, and at the Neweastle-on-Tyne Asylum. Arriving in New Zealand in 1881, he was appointed medical superintendent of Mt. View Asylum, and subsequently occupied a similar position at Seacliff, at Hokitika, and at other Asylums. Resigning his office in 1891, Dr. page 1076 King went to England, where he remained for two years. Returning to Wellington, he was appointed to the charge of Mt View and Porirua Asylums, and after six months rest he accepted the appointment he now holds.