Holderith, Charles P., M. D.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Holderith, Charles Peter, M. D., was born in New Orleans, La., April 15, 1882; son of Fred Albert and Eunice (Doyle) Holderith, both of whom were born in New Orleans, the father in 1840. He also died in the same city, where the mother is still a resident. Both the paternal and maternal grandparents were natives of the birthplace of the subject of this sketch, and their lives closed in the same place. Fred Albert Holderith was engaged in business in the city of New Orleans throughout all of his active life. Charles Peter Holderith was educated in the public schools of New Orleans, graduating from the Boys' Central high school in 1900. In the same year he entered the medical department of Tulane university, and after having served two years as interne in the New Orleans Charity hospital, graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1906. Immediately following his graduation, he entered upon the practice of medicine, specializing in surgery and gynecology, and his profession has engaged his undivided attention from the beginning. From 1906 to 1913, he was instructor in the polyclinic post-graduate course of the medical department of Tulane university. He was also instructor in anatomy at the New Orleans college of dentistry until that institution was absorbed by Tulane university. Dr. Holderith is a member of the Orleans parish and the Louisiana State medical societies; also, a member of the Charity Hospital Alumni, Chess, Checkers and Whist club, Southern Yacht club, D. O. A. (Greek fraternity), and the Masonic order.

Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 766-767. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.