Thomas Crichton Mugliston
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Thomas Crichton Mugliston (28 February 1854–May 1931) was a Colonial Surgeon in Singapore and Penang and a founder of the Straits Medical Association.
Career
Mugliston was born on 28 February 1854.[1] He served as a surgeon of the Royal Navy from 1876 to 1878. Shortly after he left the navy, he moved to Singapore. In 1887, he became a member of the Municipal Commission of Singapore.[2] On 16 July 1888, he was made the Colonial Surgeon of Singapore. From February to August 1889, he served as the Acting Principal Medical Officer of Singapore for Maximilian Frank Simon.[1] In 1890, he helped to form the Straits Medical Association.[2] He was made the Colonial Surgeon of Penang on 1 March 1901. From April to December 1901, he served as the Acting Principal Medical Officer for Thomas Sharp Kerr. He retired on pension on 5 January 1908.[1]
Following his retirement, he became the director of several companies.[2] During World War I, he was in charge of the London Ambulance Service.[3]
Personal life and death
In 1887, Mugliston married Emma Struder, the daughter of the American Consul-General in Singapore. They had two sons, Francis Hugh Mugliston and G. R. K. Mugliston, and a daughter, Mrs. C. V. Miles.[4] He was also a prominent cricketer, golfer and billiards player,[5] and was "among Singapore's best golfers of his day".[6]
Mugliston died in May 1931.[2]
