1914 Biography - Charles A. Holcombe

Holcombe, Charles A., district attorney, Baton Rouge, La., was born in East Feliciana parish, La., Sept. 6, 1884; son of Dr. A. R. and Lula (Gordon) Holcombe, both of whom were born in the State of Louisiana. The father is at this time a practicing physician at Jackson, La. The mother died at the age of about 32 years. Five sons and 1 daughter were born to their union, of whom Charles A. Holcombe was the 3rd son. He attended the public schools of the locality in which he was born, later graduating from Centenary college, Jackson, La. After the completion of his academic education he entered the law school of Tulane university, from which in due time he graduated with the class of 1905. Shortly following his graduation he opened law offices at Baton Rouge and there began a legal practice that soon brought him into note as a learned and able counselor-at-law. In the year 1910 he was elected district attorney to fill an unexpired term, and so well were his constituents pleased with his administration of the duties of that important office that in 1912 he was re-elected to succeed himself as district attorney for a term of 4 years, being at this time incumbent of that position. Mr. Holcombe is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being a Royal Arch Mason and a Knight Templar. He is a member, also, of the Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In 1907 Mr. Holcombe was married to Miss Ray Jones, a daughter of S. B. and Margaret (Kent) Jones, and two daughters have been born to their union, these being Margaret and Ray. Within the comparatively few years that Mr. Holcombe has been in practice at Baton Rouge, he has firmly established a reputation as a pains-taking, diligent and loyal attorney, in all respects fully capable of safeguarding the interests of his clients and vigorously prosecuting infractions of the law. He holds the esteem of both bench and bar, and as a citizen is regarded as a man of sterling character holding an exalted sense of the obligations of American citizenship and the requirements of integrity and personal honor.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Louisiana: Comprising Sketches, edited by Alcee Fortier, published in 1914, volume 3, page 208.