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John Stewart Tritle

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John Stewart Tritle
Born(1871-03-22)March 22, 1871
Virginia City, Nevada, United States
DiedMarch 7, 1947(1947-03-07) (aged 75)
Burial placeSt. Louis, Missouri
Alma materYale University
Children
  • John S Tritle Junior
  • Clarence H Tritle
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Parents

Tennis career
Country (sports) United States
Singles
Olympic GamesL (1904)
Doubles
Olympic GamesL (1904)

John Stewart Tritle (March 22, 1871 – March 7, 1947) was an American businessman and tennis player. The son of Arizona Territory governor Frederick Augustus Tritle,[2] Tritle directed the construction of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1904 Summer Olympics which were held as a part of the Exposition.[3][4][2]

After the Exposition, he became the general manager of the Kansas City district of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and retired as the Vice President for the Pittsburgh office.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "John Stewart Tritle Is To Be Buried Here". The St. Louis Star and Times. March 12, 1947.
  2. ^ a b "Men You Should Know". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1933. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stewart Tritle Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Stewart Tritle". Olympedia. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "John Stewart Tritle dies in Florida". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 12, 1947.
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