Edward E. Holloway
Edward Estis Holloway (June 12, 1908 – April 8, 1993) was a Philadelphia cardiologist who also served as the last elected city coroner.
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Holloway was born in 1908 in Philadelphia, the son of Daniel Holloway and Margaret Estis Holloway.[1] Daniel Holloway was a doctor, one of just a few African Americans practicing medicine at the time.[2] As a boy, Holloway often accompanied his father as he made housecalls on horseback in Southwest Philadelphia.[3] After graduating from Central High School and Howard University, the son followed his father into the medical profession.[2] He interned at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C., before returning to his hometown in 1937 and starting his own practice in North Philadelphia.[2]
He married Mildred Brazington in 1938, but they divorced in the early 1940s.[4] In 1944, he married again, to Ruth Smart, a social worker.[5] Holloway quickly became recognized as one of the top men in his field; despite a lack of formal post-graduate training, he was certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1946.[3] In 1950, he became the second black doctor ever elected to the American College of Physicians.[6] In 1955, he was the first ever elected to the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases.[2]
In 1953, Holloway married again, to Carmen Chisholm, with whom he later had two daughters, Michelle and Cheryl.[7] That same year, he ran in the local election for Philadelphia city coroner as a Republican and won.[8] He never took office, however, as the Democratic-majority City Council abolished several county offices, including coroner, and converted the jobs to civil service positions.[9] Holloway and city treasurer Francis D. Pastorius filed suit to retain their offices, but were unsuccessful.[9]
Meanwhile, Holloway's medical career progressed as he rose from an instructor at Women's Medical College to a clinical associate professor of medicine.[3] He also gained a reputation as an engaging speaker at medical conferences.[3] He served as the final chief of staff at Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and the only chief of staff at its successor, Mercy-Douglass Hospital.[2]
Holloway and his wife divorced in 1977.[7] He married for the last time soon thereafter to Agatha Lawson.[10] He continued to practice medicine until 1991, when he retired.[3] Two years later, Holloway died at the age of 84 at Philadelphia's Graduate Hospital and was buried at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania.[2]
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- "Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906–1910". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885–1951". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750–1954". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Dr. Holloway Honored By College of Physicians". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 20, 1950. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- Miller, Joseph H. (November 4, 1953). "Republicans Victors In Phila.; Meyner Defeats Troast in N.J." The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2 Republicans to File Suit for Abolished Jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 11, 1953. pp. 1, 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- Simmons, Rose (April 10, 1993). "E.E. Holloway, cardiologist, practiced in city for 53 years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nicholson, Jim (April 12, 1993). "Dr. Edward Holloway; strived for excellence". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- Pray, Rusty (September 3, 1999). "Agatha L. Holloway, 74, of prominent family". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sims, Gayle Ronan (April 12, 2008). "C. Holloway-Allison, nurse anesthetist". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.