John Stewart Tritle Explained

John Stewart Tritle
Birth Date:22 March 1871
Birth Place:Virginia City, Nevada, United States
Death Place:St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Burial Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Alma Mater:Yale University
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Children:[1]
Mother:Jane Catherine Hereford
Father:Frederick Augustus Tritle
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Olympicsresult:L (1904)
Olympicsdoublesresult:L (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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: John Stewart Tritle Is To Be Buried Here . The St. Louis Star and Times . 12 Mar 1947 . en.
  2. News: Men You Should Know . 28 January 2022 . The Pittsburgh Press . 17 Oct 1933 . en.
  3. Web site: Stewart Tritle Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/stewart-tritle-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . January 27, 2014 . sports-reference.com.
  4. Web site: Stewart Tritle . Olympedia . February 21, 2021.
  5. News: John Stewart Tritle dies in Florida . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 12 Mar 1947 . en.