LeGrand Donohoe


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Le Grand Donohoe, Mellen corner Hope, Phoebus VA 1881-1903 1,2
  Le Grand Donohoe, 37 Mellen Street, Phoebus VA 1904-1912

Notes:
LeGrand Donohoe (1845-1920) 3 opened his Phoebus drug store in 18812.

Besides being a druggist, he was a Postmaster for a time.4
He was also a delegate in the Elizabeth City County Legislature5, as well as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War.6


Bottles:
donohoe_01 This is a clear 4.7" (2oz), 4.0" (1oz) and 3.0" (1/2 oz) bottles embossed:
vertical slugplate: LEGRAND DONOHOE / DRUGGIST / PHOEBUS, VA.
base: BLUE RIBBON
The right bottle is embossed with "3ss" to represent 1/2 ounce ("ss" was a latin abreviation).
All 3 bottles have graduation marks - CCs on their right side, and either drams (2 right bottles) or ounces (left bottle) on their left side.
donohoe_02 This is a clear 5.5" bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate : LeGrand Donohoe, / DRUGGIST / PHOEBUS, VA.
donohoe_03 This is a clear 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate : L. G. Donohoe / DRUGGIST / PHOEBUS, VA.
base : C L G CO
donohoe_04 This is a clear 3.9" bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate (in script): L. G. Donohoe's / Pharmacy / Phoebus, Va.


1 Hill Directory of Newport News, Hampton Phoebus & Old Point, 1902-12,14,16-18,23,25,27,31,33,35,37
2 Book: A Century of Virginia Pharmacy, published by VA Pharmaceutical Association, 1981
3 Find-a-grave entry for LeGrand Donohoe
4 Public Ledger, 22-Aug-1885, p.1
5 Richmond Virginian, 31-Jul-1915, p.5 (article: "LeGrand Donohoe Very Ill")
6 Fairfax Herald, 12-Nov-1920, p.5 (obituary for LeGrand Donohoe)


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This page last updated on July 25, 2026.