Charles Frederick Holder

Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and writer who produced over 40 books and thousands of articles.[1][2] Known as a pioneer of big-game fishing, he founded and led the Tuna Club of Avalon, credited as the first game fishing organization.[3][4] He was socially active in Pasadena, California, where he was a trustee of Throop College and co-founder of the Tournament of Roses.

Charles Frederick Holder
Charles Frederick Holder
Born(1851-08-05)August 5, 1851
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 10, 1915(1915-10-10) (aged 64)
Pasadena, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNaturalist, writer
Spouse(s)Sarah Elizabeth Ufford Holder (1852-1925)
Parents

Biography
Charles F. Holder with his then record 183 pounds (83 kg) bluefin tuna catch, 1898 (Avalon, California).[5]

Holder came from a wealthy Massachusetts Quaker family. His father was the zoologist Joseph Bassett Holder (1824–1888) and his mother Emily Augusta Gove.[6] He attended the Friends' school in Providence, Rhode Island, and Allen's preparatory school at West Newton, Massachusetts, as well as from private tutors.[7] In 1869, he attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis but he did not continue in the Navy after graduation.[7]

After working as a curator at New York's American Museum of Natural History, he moved to Pasadena, California in 1885. A passionate naturalist throughout his life, he was known for his books on marine zoology and the first books on big-game fishing, a sport Holder pioneered in 1898.[8][9] His books are noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives.[10]

From 1890 to 1891, Holder was a President of the Tournament of Roses Association, and for 1910 he was named the tournament grand marshal. He became known in Pasadena as a businessman, philanthropist, and conservationist/sportsman. In 1898, he founded the Tuna Club of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, as an international organization that called for proper management of all game fish.[11][12]

In 1910, he traveled with Frederick Russell Burnham to Mexico and uncovered Mayan artifacts, including the Esperanza Stone, a supposedly paranormal relic described in The Book of the Damned.[13][14]

Holder died in Pasadena as a result of an automobile accident and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California, next to his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Ufford Holder (1852-1925).[15]

In 1998, he was inducted in the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame.[12]

Bibliography
Esperanza Stone. Major F. R. Burnham (left), Holder (right), Yaqui Delta, Senora, Mexico, 1909.
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See also

References
  1. Harper, Franklin, ed. (1913). "Holder, Charles Frederick". Who's Who on the Pacific Coast. Harper Publishing Company. pp. 275–276.
  2. Kunz, George F. (1915). "Dr. Charles Frederick Holder". Science. 42 (1093): 823–825. JSTOR 1640273.
  3. Patricia Maxwell; Bob Rhein; Jerry Roberts (2014). Catalina A to Z: A Glossary Guide to California's Island Jewel. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-61423-978-9.
  4. Stan Ulanski (2016). The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers. University of North Carolina Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4696-2825-7.
  5. Big-game fishing (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 01, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  6. Burns, Judith E. (McKee). "Descendants of John and Anthony Emery of Newbury, Ma. Chapter 8 Section E1". www.emery.research.pasttracker.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  7. George F. Kunz (December 10, 1915). "Dr. Charles Frederick Holder". Science Magazine. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 42 (1093): 823. ISSN 1095-9203.
  8. "boot Düsseldorf: Boat Show & Watersports Exhibition". www.boot.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  9. "The Leaping Tuna". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (2005)
  11. The History of The Tuna Club of Avalon Archived July 23, 2007, at Archive.today
  12. International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame Archived October 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. Charles Holder (1910). "The Esperanza Stone". Scientific American. Scientific American, Inc: 196. ISSN 0036-8733.
  14. Fort, Charles; Horace Liveright (1919). "chapter XI". The Book of the Damned. Horace Liveright. ISBN 1-870870-53-0.
  15. Shiver (Sep 28, 2003). "Charles Frederick Holder". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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