Frederick Augustus Tritle

Frederick Augustus Tritle

Frederick Augustus Tritle (born August 7, 1833 in Chambersburg , Franklin County , Pennsylvania , †  November 18, 1906 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American politician and governor of the Arizona Territory from 1882 to 1885 .

Early Years and Rise in Nevada

Tritle attended public schools in his home country and then studied law. In 1855 he was admitted to the bar. He then moved to Des Moines , Iowa , where he worked as a lawyer. He also got into the real estate business. In 1857 he moved to Council Bluffs , where he also went into banking. He finally reached Carson City , Nevada, via California in February 1860 .

He worked in a shop in Carson City. At the same time he began to buy mines and get into mining. After moving to Virginia City again , he became president of a mining company. There he also got into the railroad business. In 1869, he was present at Utah's Golden Spike National Historic Site when the east-west rail link was inaugurated. At the ceremony, he brought a silver nail from Nevada. Politically, Tritle was a member of the Republican Party . He became a member of the Nevada Senate in 1866 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1870. Ten years later, his candidacy for US Senator for Nevada failed .

Territorial Governor of Arizona

Since 1880 Tritle was also engaged in mining in the Arizona Territory. On March 8, 1881, he was appointed the new Territorial Governor of the area by US President Chester A. Arthur . His three-year tenure was overshadowed by violence and crime in Arizona. There were also hostile Indians. The establishment of a professional force to suppress violence was opposed by both Congress and the territory's legislature . In the meantime, the use of the US Army to calm the situation was considered. Alongside these issues, exploiting the area's mineral resources was a major concern for Tritle. The immigration of many Mormons created another problem between the way of life of this denomination and the rest of the settlers. The main issue here was polygamy.

The biggest problem during his further term in office was the corruption in the legislature and the administration. This became rampant, and while Tritle was never personally associated with these events, his reputation and reputation suffered. After the inauguration of the new President Grover Cleveland , Tritle submitted his resignation in October 1885.

Another résumé

After his tenure ended, Tritle stayed in Arizona. In 1886 he was under discussion as a delegate of the territory in the US House of Representatives . In 1891 he was at a meeting to discuss a state constitution for Arizona. Between 1895 and 1897 he was employed in the county government in Yavapai County . In 1900, President William McKinley named him head of the census for the Arizona area. After that, his health deteriorated. He moved to live with one of his sons in Phoenix, where he died in 1906. Since 1862 he was married to Jane Catherine Hereford. The couple had four sons and one daughter. By marriage, Tritle was brother-in-law of Frank Hereford , who represented West Virginia in both houses of Congress from 1871 to 1880 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Around 1865 ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. he founded the United Verde Copper Company . 
2. ^ The Governor of Arizona, appointed March 8, 1881, which Frederick A. Tritle.

Web links

• Frederick Augustus Tritle in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The sixth governor of the Arizona Territory