W. G. Rockwood

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W. G. Rockwood
MLC MD MRCS MRCP
டபிள்யூ. ஜி. ரொக்வூட்
File:W. G. Rockwood.jpg
Unofficial Member (Tamil),
Legislative Council of Ceylon
In office
1898–1906
Preceded by P. Coomaraswamy
Succeeded by A. Kanagasabai
Personal details
Born (1843-03-13)13 March 1843
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Alma mater Presidency College, Madras
Madras Medical College
Profession Physician

William Gabriel Rockwood (Tamil: வில்லியம் கேப்ரியல் ரொக்வூட்; 13 March 1843 – 27 March 1909) was a Ceylon Tamil physician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Rockwood was born on 13 March 1843.[1][2] He was the son of Sinnathamby Elisha Rockwood, a customs sub-collector from Alaveddy in northern Ceylon.[1][3]

Rockwood was educated at Vembadi Boys School before being sent to study at Presidency College, Madras from where he matriculated.[1][2] He then joined Madras Medical College in 1861 on a scholarship, graduating in June 1866 with a first class degree in medicine and surgery.[1][2][4]

Rockwood married Mutthammah, daughter of Sinna Mudaliyar Kathiravetpillai from Moolai, in 1871.[1][2] They had four sons and four daughters.[5]

Career

Two months after returning to Ceylon Rockwood joined the Government Medical Service as Medical Officer of Puttalam.[1][2] He was involved with dealing with the 1866/67 cholera epidemic in Jaffna.[2] He returned to Puttalam and served there until 1875.[2] He was involved with dealing with the 1875 cholera epidemic in Jaffna.[1] He later received a MD degree from the University of Madras.[2][4] He then served as Medical Officer of Hambantota and Gampola.[2][5] In 1878, following the death of E. L. Koch, Rockwood was appointed surgeon-in-charge of Colombo General Hospital.[1][2][4] He also lectured in surgery and midwifery at the Ceylon Medical College.[1][2][4] He ceased to be surgeon-in-charge in 1883 but he continued to work as a surgeon at the hospital.[2] In 1884 he went to England from where he obtained MRCS and MRCP qualifications.[2][4] After retirement, Rockwood was appointed to the specially created post of consulting-surgeon of the Colombo General Hospital in 1898.[2][4]

Rockwood was appointed to the Legislative Council of Ceylon in 1898 as the unofficial member representing Tamils, replacing P. Coomaraswamy.[1][2][6][7] He was re-appointed in 1903.[2][8] He was one of the leading supporters of constructing a new railway line to northern Ceylon and Chilaw.[1][5] Ill health forced him to retire from the Legislative Council in 1906.[1][2][4]

Rockwood was president of the Ceylon Branch of the British Medical Association.[1][2][4]

Rockwood died on 27 March 1909.[5]

References

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