George A. Trenholm
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George A. Trenholm was an American merchant and politician who served as the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury during the final year of the American Civil War.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States of America politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Bank of Charleston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1807-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1876-12-09 ⓘ |
| employer | Fraser, Trenholm & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865-04-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Trenholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Alfred Trenholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Southern commercial and financial circles before the Civil War
ⓘ
role in Confederate blockade-running through Fraser, Trenholm & Company ⓘ serving as Confederate Secretary of the Treasury in the final year of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | financing Confederate blockade running operations ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 14 ⓘ |
| occupation |
financier
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | mayor of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| owned |
enslaved people
ⓘ
plantations in South Carolina ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| replaced | Christopher Memminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | John H. Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Helen Holmes Trenholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1864-07-18 ⓘ |
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