John Stewart Tritle | |
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| Born | March 22, 1871 Virginia City, Nevada, United States |
| Died | March 7, 1947 (aged 75) St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Burial place | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
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Tennis career | |
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
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| Olympic Games | L (1904) |
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| Olympic Games | 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][2]
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]
References
- ↑ "John Stewart Tritle Is To Be Buried Here". The St. Louis Star and Times. March 12, 1947.
- 1 2 "Men You Should Know". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1933. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Stewart Tritle Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Stewart Tritle". Olympedia. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ↑ "John Stewart Tritle dies in Florida". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 12, 1947.
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