BIOGRAPHY: Emil Doderer; Newburgh, Orange co., New York

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Portrait and Biographical Record of Rockland and Orange Counties New York
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens of the Counties.
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United
States.
New York and Chicago; Chapman Publishing Co., 1895

EMIL DODERER. Germany has contributed many citizens to the State of New
York, but she has given none more worthy of notice or more highly esteemed
than the subject of this sketch, who is one of the prominent drug-gists of
Newburgh. His place of business is located on Liberty Street, and is well
stocked with a fine line of medicines, perfumes, toilet articles, and, in
fact, everything found in the house of a progressive and business-like
druggist.

Our subject was born in Wurtemberg, near Stuttgart, July 12, 1848, and is the
son of Carl Doderer, a native of the same place. The latter was a merchant,
and passed his entire life in the Fatherland. Mrs. Caroline (Weiland) Doderer,
the mother of our subject, was likewise born in Germany, where she continues
to make her home. She is a Lutheran in religion, in the faith of which she
trained her family of eight children. Of these, all are living with one
exception, and Emil, our subject, was the third-born. He and his sister Lydia
are the only members of the family living in America.

Emil Doderer attended the Latin schools of his native place until fourteen
years of age, when he left school and began clerking in his father's store,
continuing thus for four years, when he was sent out on the road as a
traveling salesman. He afterwards clerked in a wholesale establishment at
Stuttgart, and it was while there that he determined to come to America.
Accordingly, in 187o, he set sail for the New World, and on landing in New
York settled at Brooklyn, where he soon began the study of pharmacy. He
remained a resident of that city until 1875, when he came to Newburgh and
became a clerk for William Doderer, on Water Street. In 189o he started in
business for himself, putting in an entirely new stock of goods. As a
prescription druggist he is second to none in the city, and to him many of the
best physicians send their patrons for their medicine. His store is finely
furnished, and is located at No. 103 Liberty Street.

Mr. Doderer was married, in this city, to Miss Emma Borath, who was born in
Germany in 1867. They have two children, Charles and Mamie. In religious
affairs our subject is a member of the German Lutheran Church and assists in
upbuilding his congregation on every occasion. In politics he affiliates with
the Democratic party, and is a member of the Germania Life Insurance Company
of New York City. Those who know him esteem him for his sterling worth, and
among the business men he ranks high.