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TRUSDELL, Charles Graham, clergyman, born in Montgomery, New York, 1 May, 1826. When he was eight years of age his father died, and the boy's educational advantages were limited to the common school and academy. In 1857, after working in mechanical and commercial pursuits, he felt called to preach. He ministered to Methodist congregations in Iowa, and in 1865 was appointed presiding elder of the Iowa City district. He was subsequently appointed pastor of the Grant place Methodist church of Chicago, where he preached till he was selected to superintend the distribution of money and other relief that was sent from all parts of the world for the sufferers of the great Chicago fire of October, 1871. That fund amounted to nearly $5,000,000. All of this and the many thousand dollars that are annually contributed by the people of Chicago for the relief of the descrying poor have been distributed, and a detailed account of the same kept under the direction of Mr. Trusdell as general superintendent of the Chicago relief and aid society. From 1 October, 1871, to 31 October, 1887, this amount was $6,486,999.45. In 1885 he was appointed presiding elder of the Chicago district of the Methodist church, and at the same time tendered his resignation as general superintendent, but it was not accepted.
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