Thomas, Charles Anslem

Middle name also appears as Austin (and Anselm[?]).

1887-1959. Arrived in Tucson in 1912. ArMA president: 1923. The “Thomas” of Thomas-Davis Clinic.
Occasionally an unspecified “Dr. Thomas” might be referring to “Naugle K. Thomas” rather than “Charles Anslem/Austin Thomas.” See, especially, the 12/8/42, 1/11/44, 11/13/45 and 10/8/46 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954.
Kennedy, John W. Arizona Medical Association : the first hundred years, 1892-1991. Flagstaff, Ariz. : Heritage Publishers, 1993, page 151.
Members of the PCMS 1904-1930
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: “Thomas, Charles Austin”
Father of Naugle K. Thomas (q.v.)

Address per 1935 Arizona State Medical Directory: 130 S. Scott St., Tucson.
Official List of Officers of Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States. Volume VI. August 31, 1919, p. 45: Arizona. ... Medical Department. Medical Section. ... Majors. ... Thomas, Charles Anslem ... 809 East Third Street, Tucson ... Date of birth: Apr. 30, 1877.

Per PCMS 50th Anniversary program: “…was chairman of the Tucson Chapter of the American Red Cross in 1916 and he became division surgeon for the Souther Pacific in 1919. It was he who urged the company to use the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad’s buildings on West Congress for the Southern Pacific Hospital and Sanitorium.”

See also: Judith Williams. Plaza of Pioneers. Tucson Museum of Art, 1982, page 126: “Dr. Charles Anslem Thomas”

J Am Med Assoc, Feb 1919; 72: 582: Dr. Charles A. Thomas, Tucson, has been elected a member of the board of directors of the Tucson National Bank.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1943; 121: 1234: The fifty-second annual meeting of the Arizona State Medical Association will be held at the Pioneer Hotel, Tucson, April 30-May 1, under the presidency of Dr. E. Payne Palmer, Phoenix. The preliminary program includes the following speakers : ... Dr. Charles A. Thomas, Tucson, Collapse Therapy for the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Patients of Advanced Years.
JAMA, Feb 1960; 172: 841: Thomas, Charles Anslem; Tucson, Ariz.; Medical Department of Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, 1905; formerly associated with the Indian Service; fellow of the American College of Surgeons; past-president of the Southwestern Medical Association, Pima County Medical Society, and the Arizona Medical Association; veteran of World War I; past-president and honorary member of the staff of St. Mary's Hospital and was a member of the staff of the Tucson Medical Center; died Nov. 5, aged 82.