Charles Boarman Harris

Charles B. Harris
Dr. Charles B. Harris driving a horse and buggy in the Pembina countryside.
Born
Charles Boarman Harris

(1857-11-06)November 6, 1857
Charles Town, Virginia, United States
DiedJanuary 2, 1942(1942-01-02) (aged 84)
Alma materCollege of Physicians and Surgeons
Occupation(s)Bank president, landowner, physician and surgeon
Years active1880–1942
Known forFrontier doctor who helped found Pembina, North Dakota; first physician in Pembina County and longest serving in the state of North Dakota
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse
Catherine Jane Abrams
(m. 1886⁠–⁠1942)
Children11
RelativesCharles Boarman (grandfather)
Charles Boarman (uncle)

Dr. Charles Boarman Harris (November 6, 1857 – January 2, 1942) was an American physician and surgeon. The grandson of Rear Admiral Charles Boarman, he was among the original settlers in Pembina, the first settlement in the Dakota Territory. Harris was the first doctor to serve the general population in Pembina County, and to be medically licensed, serving as the county physician for nearly 60 years. At the time of his death in 1942, he was the longest serving physician and surgeon in the state of North Dakota.