Death
Doherty died on 29 December 1910 at the age of only 38 at his home in Kensington shortly after returning from a convalescence stay in a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland.
According to his obituary in The New York Times, Doherty had "been ill health for some time". The article further stated, he "held at various times every important championship the world of tennis has for a man to win. He was not beaten until he began to fail in health". Both brothers apparently suffered from respiratory problems throughout their lives.
R.F. and his brother had been urged to take up lawn tennis by their father, reportedly for health reasons.
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