Frederick Augustus Tritle

Frederick Augustus Tritle
6th Governor of Arizona Territory
In office
March 8, 1882 – November 2, 1885
Nominated byChester A. Arthur
Preceded byJohn C. Frémont
Succeeded byC. Meyer Zulick
Personal details
Born(1833-08-07)August 7, 1833
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 18, 1906(1906-11-18) (aged 73)
Phoenix, Arizona Territory, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenJohn Stewart Tritle
ProfessionAttorney

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.[1]

  1. ^ Goff 1978, p. 84.