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John Fowler Trow

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John Fowler Trow (30 January 1810, in Andover, Massachusetts – 8 August 1886, in Orange, New Jersey) was a printer and publisher in New York City.

Life

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Born in Andover, Massachusetts, he moved to New York in 1833. He began publishing city directories in 1848. His business eventually became "John F. Trow & Son," the son being John Fowler Trow Jr. (1850–1912). The publisher then became "John F. Trow & Co."[1][2] Employees included Peter C. Baker.[3] After Trow's death in 1886, Trow's Directory continued annually for some years.[4]

Trow's Directory

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  • Henry Wilson, ed. (1852). Directory of the City of New York. New York: John F. Trow. hdl:2027/chi.27275303.
  • Trow's New York City Directory. 1857.
  • Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory. New York: John F. Trow. 1864.
  • Trow's Business Directory of Manhattan and Bronx. Trow (Formerly Wilson's) business directory of the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, city of New York1903-1911. Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1898.
  • Trow's Business Directory of the Borough of Queens. NY. 1899.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Trow's Business and Residential Directory of the Borough of Richmond, City of New York. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1899.
  • Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1909.
  • R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918-19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory, Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: R.L. Polk & Company. 1919.

Family (descendants)

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John F. Trow was the grandfather of organist Ernest Trow Carter (1866–1953). He was a great-great-grandfather of American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic George William Swift Trow Jr. (1943–2006).

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: John F. Trow", American Bookmaker, vol. 3, New York: Howard Lockwood, p. 89, September 1886, hdl:2027/mdp.39015086753038
  2. ^ Henry W. Herrick (1901), "John Fowler Trow", Manchester Historic Association Collections, Manchester, New Hampshire
  3. ^ Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers, by James Cephas Derby (1818–1892), G.W. Carleton & Co. (George Washington Carleton; 1832–1901) (1884), pps. 300, 656, 658–659; OCLC 681333841, 894918439, 1031787608
  4. ^ The Development and Growth of City Directories, by A.V. Williams, The Williams Directory Co. Print (1913), p. 56

Further reading

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