Souchon, Marton, M.D.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Souchon, Marton, physician and surgeon, was born in New Orleans, La., 1870; son of Dr. Edmond Souchon. In the course of his education, Marion Souchon successively attended Spring Hill college and the University of Virginia, graduating in medicine from Tulane university in 1894, and spending 2 years as an interne in the Charity hospital at New Orleans. Following his graduation he was appointed assistant demonstrator of anatomy at Tulane university, also filling the post of chief of clinic to the chair of clinical surgery until 1903. In 1910 he was appointed clinical instructor to the senior class at Tulane, and remains in that position at this time. Dr. Souchon is also chief surgeon of the Hotel Dieu hospital, chief surgeon to the French hospital, medical director of the Pan-American Life Insurance Co., surgeon at Touro Shakespeare home. He is a member of the American Medical association, the Louisiana State Medical society, and the Orleans Parish Medical society.

In 1896 Dr. Souchon married Miss Dolly Burthe, a daughter of Edmond Burthe. Three children have been born to them: Edmond, Marion and Harry.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 409-410. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.