Portland, Oregon - Its History and Builders, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.,
Chicago-Portland, 1911
Page 577-8
CHARLES A. MACRUM
Dr. Charles A. Macrum, one of the oldest and best known
homeopathic physicians of Portland, devoting his attention to general practice,
was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1861. He is the eldest
of six children, all of whom are living, whose parents are I. A. and Westana
(Grubbs) Macrum. The father, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Portland in
1871, spending three years in Oregon City, after which he located in Portland
in 1874. He practiced his profession for about ten years as a member of the
firm of Johnson, McCown & Macrum, one of the most prominent law firms
of the city in its day. Then with others he organized the Merchants National
Bank, of which he was the manager for ten years. He afterward resigned to
become railroad commissioner, filling the office for six years. His death
occurred in 1902, when he was sixty years of age. He was one of the best
known men of the state, prominent and active in the development of Oregon,
advancing many ideas the practical worth of which was proven in their adoption
and utilization. His wife, who is still living in Portland at the age of
sixty-seven years, was a daughter of William Grubbs, who came to this state
from Pennsylvania in 1870.
Dr. Macrum was a lad of about ten years when the family
arrived in Portland, and in the pursuit of his education he completed the
high school course with the class of 1879, when seventeen years of age. Five
years later he took up the study of medicine and was graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1889 with the M.D. degree. Returning to Portland
he has since followed his profession in this city as a general practitioner
and is one of the oldest and best known homeopathic physicians here. He has
always made his professional duties his first consideration, being most thorough
and conscientious in the performance of the work that devolves upon him in
this connection.
Dr. Macrum belongs to the Oregon State Homeopathic Society,
the American Institute of Homeopathy, the Oregon State Medical Association,
the Multnomah County Medical Society, the Portland Medical Society and the
American Medical Association. He is identified with the building of the new
hospital now nearing completion and is well known in other professional
connections. He has been assistant surgeon and surgeon of the First Regiment
of the Oregon National Guard for about five years, having previously been
a private of Company K for two years.
Dr. Macrum, moreover, is a prominent representative of
what is developing into one of the most important lines of business of the
state - the production of apples. He has one of the largest apple orchards
in the Mosier district of the Hood river valley, owning an extensive farm
adjoining the town of Mosier, and is a life member of the Oregon State
Horticultural Society. He also belongs to the Mosier Fruit Growers Association,
has taken a keen interest in horticulture for many years and has been active
in the advancement of horticultural interests in this state, being one of
the first to adopt and promote modern ideas in fruit-raising.
Dr. Macrum married Miss Stella D. Dorris, a daughter
of George B. Dorris, a pioneer lawyer of Eugene, Oregon, and for the past
sixteen years they have resided at the Portland Hotel. Dr. Macrum is well
known in Masonic circles as a member of Willamette Lodge and of the Scottish
Rite, and his religious faith is evidenced by his membership in the First
Congregational church. Prominent as is his position, it is but the merited
outcome of his ability and skill resulting from close investigation and research
and from reading and the correct application of his knowledge to the needs
of those who come under his professional care. His courtesy, his engaging
personality and his genuine worth assure him social prestige, and Portland's
most prominent citizens are glad to call him friend.
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