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TROW, John Fowler, printer, born in Andover, Mass, 29 January. 1810; died in Orange, New Jersey, 8 August, 18136. He was apprenticed to a printer in his native town for seven years, and, on attaining his majority, established the Nashua, New Hampshire, "Herald," which was unsuccessful. He settled in New York city in 1833, formed a partnership in the printing business with John F. West, became sole owner of the establishment in 1836, and in 1842 admitted Jonathan Leavitt into the firm, but returned to the conduct of the business alone about 1848. He was one of the first to introduce electrotyping into the printing business, and adopted many inventions to facilitate type-setting and the manufacture of books. For many years he was active in the publication of directories, was interested in the "Wilson Business Directory" in 1849, and in 1852 began to issue "Trow's New York City Directory," which has since appeared yearly. In 1865 he issued the " United States Business Directory," an undertaking of greater magnitude than had ever before been attempted in this country. In 1855 he published a specimen-book of the typographic art, for which the University of New York conferred on him the title of University printer.
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