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CHARLES GEO. DAWLEY
DAWLEY, CHARLES GEO., Physician and Surgeon, Los Angeles, California, was born at Mishicott, Wisconsin, February 15, 1879, and is of German-English descent. His father was Dr. Geo. Dawley and his mother Jennie M. (Braasch) Dawley. On April 12, 1908, he married Minnie Martin in Los Angeles. A daughter, Margaret Eileen Dawley, has been born to them.
Dr. Dawley spent his boyhood in Wisconsin, receiving his early education in the public schools of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, which he attended from 1886 to 1894. On September 10, 1894, the family moved to Los Angeles and there young Dawley entered the High School, from which he was graduated in 1899.
Like his father before him, Dr. Dawley chose the medical profession for his life work, and after finishing his preparatory education, he entered the College of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After studying at that institution for four years he was graduated in 1903, with the degree of M.D.
Shortly after his graduation, Dr. Dawley engaged in the practice of medicine in Los Angeles, his first work being in company with Dr. C. E. Stoner, at that time a man of established reputation and practice in the city. Dr. Dawley gives a great deal of the credit for his subsequent success to the older man, who gave him the benefit of a wide experience at the start of his career. When he first engaged in practice Dr. Dawley applied himself to general medical work, but in a few years found that his talents and inclinations were toward the surgical end of the profession. He devoted a great deal of time to study of the subject and kept abreast of every new development in the profession. Gradually he gave more attention to this branch of the work, and ultimately did little else. Today he specializes in surgery and is recognized as one of the most conscientious practitioners in the Southern part of California. Also his library on the science of surgery is one of the most valuable in the City of Los Angeles.
Despite his continued success in his profession, Dr. Dawley has no desire to go into business alone, and the partnership with Dr. Stoner, after eight years, in (sic) still in effect.
Dr. Dawley, in addition to his private practice, is one of the visiting physicians of the Sisters Hospital in Los Angeles, and for many years was the head physician of the Los Angeles Aerie of Eagles. He is a member of numerous medical associations, among them the Los Angeles County Medical Society, the California State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He takes an active interest in these organizations and devotes much time to their meetings. Apart from his medical profession, Dr. Dawley has other interests and holds stock in several Los Angeles corporations. He is a firm believer in the oil possibilities of the Southwest and many of his interests are in this field.
Dr. Dawley, like many other professional men who spend much time in offices, is an advocate of outdoor exercise, and several weeks out of each year he spends in the open. His principal recreation is found in deer hunting and during the season hunts in the northern part of Los Angeles County. He has followed deer for more than seventeen years.
Dr. Dawley is not a club member, although he holds membership in the Los Angeles Aerie, No. 102, Fraternal Order of Eagles. He prefers to spend his spare time at home reading good literature and studying.
Transcribed 12-12-11
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 887, International
News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston,
Atlanta. 1913.
© 2012 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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