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23 Jun

Charles Henry Laws was born in Phoebus, Virginia

Physician and civic leader Charles Henry Laws (June 23, 1883-March 7, 1962) was born in Phoebus, Virginia. After graduating from Leonard Medical College in North Carolina in 1911, Laws began medical practice in Elkins. With the outbreak of World W...

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