David Trainer (textile manufacturer)

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David Trainer
Born	(1814-07-09)July 9, 1814
Died	April 7, 1890(1890-04-07) (aged 75)
Resting place	Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Textile manufacturer, banker

David Trainer (July 9, 1814 - April 7, 1890) was an American textile manufacturer and banker from Chester, Pennsylvania.

Early life

David Trainer was born to David and Mary (Newlin) Trainer on July 9, 1814.[1]

Career

In 1837, Trainer, in association with John Haistings, Jr., changed the Old Price Grist Mill, which was owned by Trainer's father into a cotton factory.[2]

In 1842, the partnership between Trainer and John Haistings, Jr. was dissolved and Trainer took over full ownership of the company.[2]

Trainer owned the "Linwood Mills", one of the largest textile factories in the region. In 1851, the Trainer Mill was destroyed by fire, but by 1852 it was replaced by a new 3 1/2 story mill. Mill #2 was built in 1869 and Mill #3 in 1873.[3]

Trainer was a director of the Delaware County National Bank and served as the third president from 1874 to 1875. Trainer was re-elected president but declined the position.[4]

Personal life

David Trainer gravestone in Chester Rural Cemetery

Trainer was twice married. His first wife was Ellen Eyre and together they had seven children. Mrs. Trainer died in March, 1872.[5]

Trainer was a churchwarden of the St. Martin's Church in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.[2]

Trainer is interred at the Chester Rural Cemetery.[6]

Legacy

The borough of Trainer, Pennsylvania is named after Trainer.

References

1. Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. p. 425. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
2. Ashmead, Henry Graham (1914). History of the Delaware County National Bank. Chester, Pennsylvania: Press of the Chester Times. p. 112. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
3. "Report and Findings for Trainer Borough" (PDF). www.chichesterhistory.org. Delaware County Planning Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
4. Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. p. 470. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
5. Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. p. 426. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
6. "OldChesterPa.com: Chester Rural Cemetery Interment Index". www.oldchesterpa.org. Retrieved 30 September 2021.