Dr. Charles T. Race

Dr. Charles T. Race was born in 1851 in Kentucky. He came to Texas as a lumberman, he then decided to study medicine and studied at Tulane University in New Orleans and graduate in 1881. He practiced medicine in Uvalde, Texas for a few years. In November 1884, he moved to El Paso with his wife and children where he was a physician and surgeon for Southern Pacific Railroad. He also served for seven years as president of the Board of Trustees of El Paso Public Schools and for several years was City Physician. He was a charter member and president of El Paso County Medical Society as well as honorary member. He died in El Paso in 1914.

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: El Paso County Historical Society

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