Joseph Trigg
- related to Connally F. Trigg?
- Joseph M. Trigg should link here
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Joseph M. Trigg (?–?) was an American newspaper publisher, school teacher and alderman.
Life and career
Trigg published the New South newspaper in 1893, formerly known as Negro World in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1]
From 1900 to 1901, he served on the Board of Aldermen representing the fifth ward at Knoxville, Tennessee.[2][3] He later served as a federal post office clerk in Washington, D.C. in 1901.[4][5]
In January 25, 1925, he wrote an article which was published in the East Tennessee News, that same article was added to the congressional record regarding the Negro Industrial Commission Bill (H.R. 3228).[6]
He married Cora Lee, and together they had four children.[7] Their oldest son was an accomplished athlete and physician, Joseph E. Trigg (1894–1955).[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Jul 26, 1894, page 1 - The Republican Leader at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "History of Council Members". www.knoxvilletn.gov.
- ↑ Rule, William; Mellen, George Frederick; Wooldridge, John (May 10, 1900). Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee: With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages, Early Settlement, Territorial Government, Indian Troubles, and General and Particular History of the City Down to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-608-36292-2 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "The East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications". East Tennessee Historical Society. May 10, 1971. p. 77 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Lamon, Lester C. (March 2002). Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-57233-162-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Congress, United States (May 10, 1925). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cobb, W. M. (1956). "Joseph Edward Trigg, 1894-1955". Journal of the National Medical Association. 48 (5): 375–376. PMC 2641214. PMID 13357956.
- ↑ "A Pioneer On and Off the Water". Syracuse University Athletics.
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