b.1875 – d.1928, Seychelles. MRCS (Eng.); LRCP (Lond.). Trained at St. Mary's Hospital, London. Seychelles, Assistant Medical Officer 1907; Chief Medical Officer 1908; act as private secretary and clerk to the Executive Council 1912. Hong Kong 1924. Hong Kong Government., Principal Civil Medical Officer March 1, 1924 – 1928. JP (official) April 11, 1924 – 1928. Legislative Council May 14, 1925 – February 4, 1926. Left Hong Kong due to breakdown of health January 10, 1928. Died 1928, Seychelles (5). Honor: MBE 1918.
[Addison was paid an annual salary of £1,000, rising by £50 per year that followed. There was also a conveyance allowance of $360 a year. He was appointed by the Home Government.]
Selected bibliography: The China Mail, February 29, 1928, p.6, Dr. J.B. Addison, Death at Seychelles. The Hong Kong Daily Press, January 12, 1928, p.6, Departure of Dr. J.B. Addison. The Hong Kong Government Gazette, March 14, 1924, Appt. #132; April 11, 1924, Appt. #195a. Official Website of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong [internet]. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, July 4, 1923, p.6. Supplement to the London Gazette, October 4, 1918, p.117766.
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