Ned Ellison

Edward Pohau Ellison

(26 November 1884 – 9 November 1963), generally known as Ned Ellison and also as Pohau Erihana, was a New Zealand rugby player, doctor, and public health administrator.

Biography

Ellison was born in

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Ellison attended Te Aute College and qualified as a physician at the University of Otago.^[2] In 1919 he was appointed Medical Officer and Deputy Resident Commissioner in Niue, later earning promotion to the post of Resident Commissioner.^[2] He subsequently moved to the Chatham Islands as Medical Officer and Resident Magistrate, before becoming Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands in 1925.^[2] He returned to New Zealand in 1926 to become Director of Maori Hygiene, but returned to the Cook Islands in 1930.^[2]

In 1935, Ellison was awarded the

Ellison retired in 1946 and returned to New Zealand.[4]

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