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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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)
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: John F. Trow", American Bookmaker, vol. 3, New York: Howard Lockwood, p. 89, September 1886, hdl:2027/mdp.39015086753038
- ^ Henry W. Herrick (1901), "John Fowler Trow", Manchester Historic Association Collections, Manchester, New Hampshire
- ^ 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
- ^ The Development and Growth of City Directories, by A.V. Williams, The Williams Directory Co. Print (1913), p. 56
Further reading
[edit]- New York City Directories
- "Check List of Directories of the City of New York", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 5, 1901, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081923769
- Philip Sutton (2012), "Direct Me NYC 1786: A History of City Directories in the United States and New York City", NYPL Blogs, New York Public Library
External links
[edit]- Works by or about John Fowler Trow at the Internet Archive
- WorldCat. Trow, John Fowler 1810-1886
- Hathi Trust. Trow's Directory of New York City, various dates
- Open Library. Trow's Directory of New York City, various dates
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