Husband of Sarah Elizabeth COLBY
The Honorable "Harry" Leightner TROUT was the son of Adam Rutter TROUT and Solome LEFEVRE.
25th Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A fifth-generation German-American, The Honorable Henry Leightner TROUT was known to most as "Harry" or simply "H.L." In 1875, he married Sarah Elizabeth "Libbie" COLBY (1853-1933), who bore their only child, Maude, the following year. At age 28, after completing a four-year apprenticeship in 1881, young Harry soon established his own company, "H.L. Trout Bookbinding" at 25 Centre Square (now Penn Square) in downtown Lancaster, a business that flourished throughout the rest of his life. A staunch Republican, Trout devoted his entire adult life to public service. He was chosen to be a member of the city's Common Council representing the Fifth Ward in 1889, where he served several terms, including President of the Council from 1893 to 1896. In 1897, he was elected to the Select Branch of City Council, serving in that capacity until 1899 when he resigned to accept the post of Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court until 1902. Due to a vacancy in the Select Council, Trout returned to that position, where his service continued until 1909. Mr. Trout was then appointed Postmaster of Lancaster by President Howard Taft, his term lasting from 1909 to 1913. When then-Mayor Frank B. McClain resigned his position to become Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth, the City Council selected Trout to fill the vacant position as mayor, his service beginning on January 6, 1915. Seen by the citizens as a skilled administrator and man of endless energy and vision, Harry would later decisively win two mayoral elections, in the fall of 1915 and 1919. During his administration, Trout oversaw a number of improvements to Lancaster, including the establishment of a completely motorized fire department, the implementation of a modern water works, the first one-way streets in the city, and the first traffic signal. He also initiated a major cleanup project of Lancaster, as well as the city's Centennial Celebration. In the later years of his service, however, most of his energy was spent in patriotic support of the first World War. During the war, Trout volunteered as a "Four Minute Man," appointed by President Woodrow Wilson through the Committee on Public Information, to give four-minute talks in support of the ongoing war effort during the changing of reels in the city's movie theaters. The mayor was also Director of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Red Cross. He belonged to a number of civic organizations, and was a trustee of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School. Religiously, Harry and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster. In the fall of 1919, Harry's health began to decline, according to all reports, due to his energies spent in patriotic support of the ongoing war effort. At age 66, Trout unexpectedly died of a heart condition at 12:45 p.m. in Lancaster General Hospital on January 5, 1920, only one hour before he was scheduled to take the oath of office for his second full term. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the day of his funeral, January 8, 1920, all businesses in Lancaster came to a respectful standstill for five minutes of silence in his honor. Husband, father, businessman, patriot, and civic leader, Mayor Henry Leightner "Harry" Trout was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, the city he had loved and served so well his entire adult life.
Descends from Line #1, Johann Wendel Georg TRAUT in the TROUT-DNA Research Project.
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Research by Don E. Trout; Biographical and photographic editing courtesy of Craig H. Trout.
Photographic portrait courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; All rights reserved.
Cemetery memorial photographs by Donald E. Trout, Ephrata, PA.
The Honorable "Harry" Leightner TROUT was the son of Adam Rutter TROUT and Solome LEFEVRE.
25th Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A fifth-generation German-American, The Honorable Henry Leightner TROUT was known to most as "Harry" or simply "H.L." In 1875, he married Sarah Elizabeth "Libbie" COLBY (1853-1933), who bore their only child, Maude, the following year. At age 28, after completing a four-year apprenticeship in 1881, young Harry soon established his own company, "H.L. Trout Bookbinding" at 25 Centre Square (now Penn Square) in downtown Lancaster, a business that flourished throughout the rest of his life. A staunch Republican, Trout devoted his entire adult life to public service. He was chosen to be a member of the city's Common Council representing the Fifth Ward in 1889, where he served several terms, including President of the Council from 1893 to 1896. In 1897, he was elected to the Select Branch of City Council, serving in that capacity until 1899 when he resigned to accept the post of Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court until 1902. Due to a vacancy in the Select Council, Trout returned to that position, where his service continued until 1909. Mr. Trout was then appointed Postmaster of Lancaster by President Howard Taft, his term lasting from 1909 to 1913. When then-Mayor Frank B. McClain resigned his position to become Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth, the City Council selected Trout to fill the vacant position as mayor, his service beginning on January 6, 1915. Seen by the citizens as a skilled administrator and man of endless energy and vision, Harry would later decisively win two mayoral elections, in the fall of 1915 and 1919. During his administration, Trout oversaw a number of improvements to Lancaster, including the establishment of a completely motorized fire department, the implementation of a modern water works, the first one-way streets in the city, and the first traffic signal. He also initiated a major cleanup project of Lancaster, as well as the city's Centennial Celebration. In the later years of his service, however, most of his energy was spent in patriotic support of the first World War. During the war, Trout volunteered as a "Four Minute Man," appointed by President Woodrow Wilson through the Committee on Public Information, to give four-minute talks in support of the ongoing war effort during the changing of reels in the city's movie theaters. The mayor was also Director of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Red Cross. He belonged to a number of civic organizations, and was a trustee of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School. Religiously, Harry and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster. In the fall of 1919, Harry's health began to decline, according to all reports, due to his energies spent in patriotic support of the ongoing war effort. At age 66, Trout unexpectedly died of a heart condition at 12:45 p.m. in Lancaster General Hospital on January 5, 1920, only one hour before he was scheduled to take the oath of office for his second full term. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the day of his funeral, January 8, 1920, all businesses in Lancaster came to a respectful standstill for five minutes of silence in his honor. Husband, father, businessman, patriot, and civic leader, Mayor Henry Leightner "Harry" Trout was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, the city he had loved and served so well his entire adult life.
Descends from Line #1, Johann Wendel Georg TRAUT in the TROUT-DNA Research Project.
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Research by Don E. Trout; Biographical and photographic editing courtesy of Craig H. Trout.
Photographic portrait courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; All rights reserved.
Cemetery memorial photographs by Donald E. Trout, Ephrata, PA.
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth COLBY
The Honorable "Harry" Leightner TROUT was the son of Adam Rutter TROUT and Solome LEFEVRE.
25th Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A fifth-generation German-American, The Honorable Henry Leightner TROUT was known to most as "Harry" or simply "H.L." In 1875, he married Sarah Elizabeth "Libbie" COLBY (1853-1933), who bore their only child, Maude, the following year. At age 28, after completing a four-year apprenticeship in 1881, young Harry soon established his own company, "H.L. Trout Bookbinding" at 25 Centre Square (now Penn Square) in downtown Lancaster, a business that flourished throughout the rest of his life. A staunch Republican, Trout devoted his entire adult life to public service. He was chosen to be a member of the city's Common Council representing the Fifth Ward in 1889, where he served several terms, including President of the Council from 1893 to 1896. In 1897, he was elected to the Select Branch of City Council, serving in that capacity until 1899 when he resigned to accept the post of Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court until 1902. Due to a vacancy in the Select Council, Trout returned to that position, where his service continued until 1909. Mr. Trout was then appointed Postmaster of Lancaster by President Howard Taft, his term lasting from 1909 to 1913. When then-Mayor Frank B. McClain resigned his position to become Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth, the City Council selected Trout to fill the vacant position as mayor, his service beginning on January 6, 1915. Seen by the citizens as a skilled administrator and man of endless energy and vision, Harry would later decisively win two mayoral elections, in the fall of 1915 and 1919. During his administration, Trout oversaw a number of improvements to Lancaster, including the establishment of a completely motorized fire department, the implementation of a modern water works, the first one-way streets in the city, and the first traffic signal. He also initiated a major cleanup project of Lancaster, as well as the city's Centennial Celebration. In the later years of his service, however, most of his energy was spent in patriotic support of the first World War. During the war, Trout volunteered as a "Four Minute Man," appointed by President Woodrow Wilson through the Committee on Public Information, to give four-minute talks in support of the ongoing war effort during the changing of reels in the city's movie theaters. The mayor was also Director of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Red Cross. He belonged to a number of civic organizations, and was a trustee of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School. Religiously, Harry and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster. In the fall of 1919, Harry's health began to decline, according to all reports, due to his energies spent in patriotic support of the ongoing war effort. At age 66, Trout unexpectedly died of a heart condition at 12:45 p.m. in Lancaster General Hospital on January 5, 1920, only one hour before he was scheduled to take the oath of office for his second full term. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the day of his funeral, January 8, 1920, all businesses in Lancaster came to a respectful standstill for five minutes of silence in his honor. Husband, father, businessman, patriot, and civic leader, Mayor Henry Leightner "Harry" Trout was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, the city he had loved and served so well his entire adult life.
Descends from Line #1, Johann Wendel Georg TRAUT in the TROUT-DNA Research Project.
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Research by Don E. Trout; Biographical and photographic editing courtesy of Craig H. Trout.
Photographic portrait courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; All rights reserved.
Cemetery memorial photographs by Donald E. Trout, Ephrata, PA.
The Honorable "Harry" Leightner TROUT was the son of Adam Rutter TROUT and Solome LEFEVRE.
25th Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A fifth-generation German-American, The Honorable Henry Leightner TROUT was known to most as "Harry" or simply "H.L." In 1875, he married Sarah Elizabeth "Libbie" COLBY (1853-1933), who bore their only child, Maude, the following year. At age 28, after completing a four-year apprenticeship in 1881, young Harry soon established his own company, "H.L. Trout Bookbinding" at 25 Centre Square (now Penn Square) in downtown Lancaster, a business that flourished throughout the rest of his life. A staunch Republican, Trout devoted his entire adult life to public service. He was chosen to be a member of the city's Common Council representing the Fifth Ward in 1889, where he served several terms, including President of the Council from 1893 to 1896. In 1897, he was elected to the Select Branch of City Council, serving in that capacity until 1899 when he resigned to accept the post of Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court until 1902. Due to a vacancy in the Select Council, Trout returned to that position, where his service continued until 1909. Mr. Trout was then appointed Postmaster of Lancaster by President Howard Taft, his term lasting from 1909 to 1913. When then-Mayor Frank B. McClain resigned his position to become Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth, the City Council selected Trout to fill the vacant position as mayor, his service beginning on January 6, 1915. Seen by the citizens as a skilled administrator and man of endless energy and vision, Harry would later decisively win two mayoral elections, in the fall of 1915 and 1919. During his administration, Trout oversaw a number of improvements to Lancaster, including the establishment of a completely motorized fire department, the implementation of a modern water works, the first one-way streets in the city, and the first traffic signal. He also initiated a major cleanup project of Lancaster, as well as the city's Centennial Celebration. In the later years of his service, however, most of his energy was spent in patriotic support of the first World War. During the war, Trout volunteered as a "Four Minute Man," appointed by President Woodrow Wilson through the Committee on Public Information, to give four-minute talks in support of the ongoing war effort during the changing of reels in the city's movie theaters. The mayor was also Director of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Red Cross. He belonged to a number of civic organizations, and was a trustee of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School. Religiously, Harry and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster. In the fall of 1919, Harry's health began to decline, according to all reports, due to his energies spent in patriotic support of the ongoing war effort. At age 66, Trout unexpectedly died of a heart condition at 12:45 p.m. in Lancaster General Hospital on January 5, 1920, only one hour before he was scheduled to take the oath of office for his second full term. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the day of his funeral, January 8, 1920, all businesses in Lancaster came to a respectful standstill for five minutes of silence in his honor. Husband, father, businessman, patriot, and civic leader, Mayor Henry Leightner "Harry" Trout was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, the city he had loved and served so well his entire adult life.
Descends from Line #1, Johann Wendel Georg TRAUT in the TROUT-DNA Research Project.
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Research by Don E. Trout; Biographical and photographic editing courtesy of Craig H. Trout.
Photographic portrait courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; All rights reserved.
Cemetery memorial photographs by Donald E. Trout, Ephrata, PA.
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