Thomas Moore Philson

Thomas Moore Philson
Born	(1817-08-10)10 August 1817 Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland
Died	22 November 1899(1899-11-22) (aged 82) Auckland, New Zealand
Buried	Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1843–1851
Rank	Assistant Surgeon
Unit	58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment
Campaigns	Flagstaff War • Ruapekapeka, 1846 Wanganui, 1847
Spouse(s)	Matilda Willmet Anderson ​ ​ (m. 1844)​
Other work	Coroner, Auckland Province Provincial Surgeon, Auckland Province Superintendent, Auckland Hospital Surgeon to Gaol, Auckland

Thomas Moore Philson (10 August 1817 – 22 November 1899) was a New Zealand medical doctor and hospital superintendent.

Philson was born in Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1817.

He was commissioned with the rank of assistant surgeon in the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot on 6 October 1843, and arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, on the British Sovereign from Sydney, with fellow officers and 214 soldiers of the 58th, in October 1845.

After his military career, he set up a private practice as a surgeon in Auckland. Despite his relative youth, within a decade, he held all important administrative medical positions in Auckland. He was superintendent of Auckland Hospital from 1859.

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  58th Regt coatee worn by Asst Surg Thomas Philson, MD.
  Auckland Museum
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  Military trousers worn by Asst Surg Thomas Philson, MD.
  Auckland Museum
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  Epaulettes worn by Asst Surg Thomas Philson, MD.
  Auckland Museum