Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Prehn, Jr., D. M. D., Charles T. 1889 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 563 - 564
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     DR. CHARLES T. PREHN, JR., D. M. D., a well known representative of the 
dental fraternity in Portland, having won his D. M. D. degree in 1915, was 
born in 1889, in the city which is still his home, his parents being Charles 
T. and Anna (Cunningham) Prehn. The father, a native of Nova Scotia, came to 
Portland in 1878 and here engaged in the practice of dentistry as his life 
work, his death occurring September 24, 1927. His wife, who was born in 
Albany, New York, came to Oregon in the '70s, was educated in St. Mary's 
Academy and in Portland became the wife of Dr. Charles T. Prehn, Sr. Their 
family numbered two sons, Charles T., Jr., and Clarence H.

     The early educational opportunities of Dr. Prehn of this review were 
those accorded by the public school system of his native city. His advanced 
training was received in the University of California, which he attended in 
1909 and 1910 and again entered in 1912, being graduated with the Bachelor of 
Arts degree in 1915. He entered upon the general practice of dentistry on the 
13th of July, 1915, and has therefore for more than thirteen years been an 
active follower of the profession in Portland. He possesses the mechanical 
skill and ingenuity which must ever form the basis of success in this field 
and he has, too, a comprehensive knowledge of the great scientific principles 
which underlie his work, keeping at all times in touch with the trend of 
modern professional thought and methods. He belongs to the Portland Dental 
Society and enjoys the respect and good will of his brethren of the dental 
fraternity.

     In 1917, in Portland, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Prehn and Miss 
Lucile Clay, who was born in Louisiana and on coming to the northwest settled 
first in Seattle, whence she removed to Portland. They are now parents of 
three children: Patty L., Barbara and Charles T. Jr., aged respectively nine, 
five and three years. The Doctor is a member of the Chi Psi fraternity and 
belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. A lifelong resident of 
Portland, he is well known here and the sterling traits of his character have 
gained him many friends, while his professional ability has steadily advanced.

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