Background
Born in London about 1780, he was the second son of Thomas Uwins (died 1806), clerk in the Bank of England, and brother of Thomas Uwins, the artist.
Born in London about 1780, he was the second son of Thomas Uwins (died 1806), clerk in the Bank of England, and brother of Thomas Uwins, the artist.
After working in London hospitals he graduated Doctor of Medicine
At Edinburgh University on 12 September 1803. Returning to London, he held for a short time the post of assistant physician at the Finsbury dispensary, and then established himself at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. On 22 December 1807 he was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, and in 1815 was elected physician to the City dispensary, and later to the new Finsbury and central dispensary.
In 1828 Uwins was appointed physician to the lunatic asylum at Peckham.
He encountered opposition, and suffered a breakdown. Uwins died in London at his house in Bedford Row on 22 September 1837, and was buried at Kensal Green cemetery.