Philip Trounstine , 2014
Abstract
Trounstine was born in Cincinnati in the mid-1840s. Before arriving in Denver, he served as an officer in the Union Army and courageously resigned his commission to protest General Grant's short-lived order to expel Jews from a large military district in Tennessee and Mississippi.. In Denver he was a merchant, investor, traveling merchant's agent, and fireman. He took leadership roles in Temple Emanuel, B'nai B'rith, Emanuel Cemetery, and other institutions. He was related by marriage to Abraham Jacobs, owner of the O.K. Clothing Store (which Trounstine managed for nearly 20 years) and to Abraham's wife, the highly-respected Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Trounstine's sister--in-law.
Dates
- 2014
Extent
1 Items : Contains one (1) item.
Scope and Contents
File includes portions of the Intermountain Jewish News "L'Chaim - To Life" Community Directory, Rosh Hashanah Edition from September 19, 2014. This includes an article about Philip Trounstine.
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository