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Trowbridge, William Petit – Trumbull, Benjamin

Trowbridge, William Petit

civil engineer, scientist, author, was born May 25, 1828, in Oakland county, Mich.

He was an engineer and scientist in charge of the engineering department of the School of Mines, Columbia college, in 1877-92. He was the author of Steam Generator; Heat as a Source of Power; Turbine Wheels; and Stationary Steam Engines. He died Aug. 12, 1892, in New Haven, Conn.

Troxell, Millard Francis

clergyman, lecturer, journalist, was born Oct. 25, 1857, in Cumberland, Md. This eminent pastor of the Grace Lutheran church of Springfield, Ill., has been president of two lutheran synods; chaplain of the state senate of the Illinois assembly; and for two years was vice-president of the Illinois Christian Endeavor union.

True, Charles Kittridge

clergyman, educator, author, was born Aug. 14, 1809, in Portland, Maine. He was a methodist clergyman and educator, professor at Wesleyan university in 1849-60; and the author of Elements of Logic; Shawmut, or the Settlement of Boston; John Winthrop and the Great Colony; Lives of Raleigh, John Knox, John Harvard, Captain John Smith; The Thirty Years' War; and Heroes of Holland. He died June 20, 1878, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

True, Henry Clay

lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Oct. 9, 1867, in Cross Plains, Tenn. He is one of the leading lawyers of his native state at Springfield; during 1891-93 he served with distinction as a member of the Tennessee state legislature; has served as judge of the city court; and is prominent in public affairs.

True, John Preston

author, was born in 1859 in Maine. He is a Boston writer; and the author of Their Club and Ours, a popular juvenile tale; and Shoulder Arms, a tale of life in a military school.

Truell, Edwin M

soldier, was born Aug. 19, 1841, in Lowell, Mass. He served as a union soldier for three years during the civil war. He was a member of company E, twelfth Wisconsin volunteer infantry; was commissioned first lieutenant by brevet, and received congressional medal of honor for gallantry in action at Atlanta, Ga.

Truelsen, Henry

merchant, public official, was born Oct. 20, 1844, in Germany. In 1859 he entered the grocery business, and continued until elected sheriff in 1886. In 1869 he moved to Duluth, Minn., from the copper regions of Michigan; was eight years alderman of the city of Duluth; sheriff of St. Louis county in 1886-87; president of the board of public works during 1891-93; and mayor of the city of Duluth in 1896-98.

Truman, Irwin Joseph

farmer, merchant, banker, was born Oct. 27, 1840, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was president of the Columbian Banking company of San Francisco, Cal., for four years. He is also a successful farmer; and has taken an active part in the public affairs of his city, county and state.

Trumbo, Andrew

lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 13, 1799, in Montgomery county (now Bath), Ky. He was a representative in the twenty-ninth congress; and was one of the presidential electors of Kentucky in 1848.

Trumbo, David Sarency

soldier, lawyer, farmer, was born June 6, 1828, near Owingsville, Ky. During 1853-57 he was sheriff of his native county; and during 1862-65 was lieutenant and quartermaster of the twenty-fourth regiment Kentucky volunteers. He has attained prominence in his state as a successful farmer and lawyer.

Trumbull, Benjamin

clergyman, author, was born Dec. 19, 1735, in Hebron, Conn. He was a congregational clergyman, pastor at North Haven, Conn., for sixty years; and the author of Plea in Vindication of the Connecticut Title to the Contested (Western) Lands; Divine Origin of the Holy Scriptures; General History of the United States (1810); and A Complete History of Connecticut, 1630- 1764. He died Feb. 2, 1820, in North Haven, Conn.