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TREXLER, Adolph M.
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TREXLER, Adolph M. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 8, 1865--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 7, 1953). After attending the parochial schools of Dubuque, Trexler attended ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE until the age of seventeen. He then worked in the retail grocery of his brother, and in 1888 bought a half interest in the business.
Trexler later purchased an interest in the RHOMBERG BROTHERS COMPANY and was elected secretary and treasurer. He was also vice president of the TREXLER LIVERY COMPANY and secretary and treasurer of the DUBUQUE TANNING AND ROBE COMPANY.
Trexler was a member of the DUBUQUE TRAVELING AND BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION and of the United Commercial Travelers.
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Source:
Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 567