Samuel Croker-King

Samuel Croker-King
Samuel Croker-King. Oil on canvas, n.d. Anonymous. Private collection.
Born28 June 1728
Dublin
Died12 January 1817 (age 89)
Dublin
Known for
  • Sixty years service at Doctor Steevens' Hospital, Dublin
  • First president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
  • Invented own trepanning device

Samuel Croker-King (28 June 1728 – 12 January 1817) was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.

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