Complex sentence: In January 1876, Bucke became Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in Hamilton; in 1877 he was appointed head of the provincial Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario, Coyne, p.34 a post he held for nearly the remainder of his life.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 1876, Bucke became the superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1877, he was appointed head of the provincial Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario, Coyne, p.34 a post he held for nearly the remainder of his life.