Frederick Augustus Tritle
| Frederick Augustus Tritle | |
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| 6th Governor of Arizona Territory | |
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In office March 8, 1882 – November 2, 1885 |
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| Nominated by | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | John C. Frémont |
| Succeeded by | C. Meyer Zulick |
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August 7, 1833 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 18, 1906 (aged 73) Phoenix, Arizona Territory |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Catherine Hereford |
| Profession | Attorney |
Frederick Augustus Tritle (August 7, 1833 – November 18, 1906) was an American politician, businessman, and attorney. He served as the sixth Governor of Arizona Territory and held a number of lesser government positions there and in Nevada. He presented the silver spike used at the Promontory Point was held ceremony in May 1869. Tritle was the first governor to have visited Arizona before his appointment and also the first governor to make the territory his lifelong home.
Tritle was born near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to Frederick and Martha (Cooke) Tritle on August 7, 1833. He was educated in his home town and trained to become a lawyer. Tritle was admitted to the bar on April 10, 1855 and moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where he practiced law and engaged in real estate dealings. In 1857 he moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he added a banking business to his other interests. After a short stay in California, Tritle moved to Carson City, Nevada, in February 1860. There he worked as a store clerk and began purchasing mining property.
In 1862, Tritle married Jane Catherine Hereford in Sacramento, California. Jane was born to an influential family and her brother Frank became a U.S. Senator. The couple had four sons and one daughter. In addition to his family, Tritle was active in Freemasonry and the Odd Fellows. He was also an animal lover who adopted many stray dogs during his life.
After his wedding, Tritle and his wife settled in Virginia City, Nevada, where he became president of a mining company. By 1867 he had become president and superintendent of a operation, the Yellow Jacket Mine. His business interests also extended into railroading, with Tritle helping found the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. In 1869, Tritle was appointed a commissioner overseeing the new transcontinental railroad and later presented Nevada's silver spike during the completion ceremony at Promontory, Utah. Politically, Tritle served in the first session of the Nevada State Senate and lost the 1870 race for Governor of Nevada to Lewis R. Bradley by a vote of 6,149 to 7,200.
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