Charles
Chester
Trowbridge
Born:
12/29/1800
Albany
Died: 04/03/1883
Parents: His father, Luther was a volunteer at the Battle of Lexington and Saratoga. His mother was Elizabeth Tillman Trowbridge.
Spouse: Catherine Whipple Sibley
Children: Catherine I. Miller, Elizabeth Wilkins, Mary, Frederick, Sarah Hendrie, Harry/Henry
Address(es):
Last Known
House on Jefferson Avenue became oldest existing home in the city of Detroit.
Detroit , MI
Died: 04/03/1883
Parents: His father, Luther was a volunteer at the Battle of Lexington and Saratoga. His mother was Elizabeth Tillman Trowbridge.
Spouse: Catherine Whipple Sibley
Children: Catherine I. Miller, Elizabeth Wilkins, Mary, Frederick, Sarah Hendrie, Harry/Henry
Address(es):
Last Known
House on Jefferson Avenue became oldest existing home in the city of Detroit.
Detroit , MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Tales of C.C. Trowbridge: Collected from Wyandots, Miamis, and Shawanoes | Non Fiction , History | Adult | Brighton, MI : Green Oak Press | 1986 | |
|
With Cass in the Northwest in 1820 : The Journal of Charles C. Trowbridge - Edited by Ralph H. Brown |
Non Fiction , History | Adult | s.l. : Minnesota Historical Society | 1942 | |
|
Shawnese Traditions - AMS Press 1980 |
Non Fiction , History | Adult | Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press | 1939 | |
| Meearmeear Traditions | Non Fiction , History | Adult | Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press | 1938 | |
|
History of the Episcopal Church in Michigan - From Michigan Pioneer Collections |
Non Fiction , Michigan History | Adult | s.l. : s.n. | 1881 | |
|
Detroit, Past and Present, in Relation to Its Social and Physical Condition - Paper read before Historical Society of Michigan |
Non Fiction , Michigan History | Adult | Detroit, MI : Historical Society of Michigan | 1864 |
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Skills:
Author
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Junior College | Iowa | 1951 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary and Treasurer and President | Oakland and Ottawa Railroad Company and its successor the Detroit & Milwaukee Railway Company | Michigan | 1848 |
| Director | Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad Company | Michigan | 1844 |
| President | Michigan State Bank | MI | 1844 -1853 |
| Candidate for governor | Whig Party | Michigan | 1837 |
| Mayor | City of Detroit | Detroit , MI | 1834 -1834 |
|
Private secretary
- He declined the invitation to accompany him to Washington, DC. |
General Lewis Cass | 1831 | |
|
Cashier
- Became President in 1839 |
Bank of Michigan | Detroit , MI | 1825 -1836 |
| - Trowbridge was tasked with determining the relationships among the languages and customs of the indigenous tribes in the Northwest Territories. He worked at this, as well as his interpreter duties. | Northwest Territories | 1823 -1825 | |
| Secretary | Board of Regents, University of Michigan | 1821 -1835 | |
| - Trowbridge helped negotiate a treaty between the US government and the Winnebago and Menominee Indians. With this experience, and his knowledge of the Cherokee language, Trowbridge was appointed assistant secretary in the local Indian department, and soon after was also made interpreter. | Northwest Territories | 1821 -1823 | |
| Census taker | Michigan | 1820 | |
| Deputy United States Marshal and deputy Clerk of the Court | Major Thomas Rowland | Detroit , MI | 1819 |
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