Fred Trump
Frederick Christ "Fred" Trump (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. He also had a daughter Maryanne, who became an attorney and was appointed as a judge to the United States Court of Appeals.
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Born | Frederick Christ Trump October 11, 1905 New York City, United States |
Died | June 25, 1999 New Hyde Park, New York, U.S. | (aged 93)
Resting place | Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, New York City |
Education | Pratt Institute Richmond Hill High School |
Occupation | Head of Fred Trump Organization |
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Spouse(s) | Mary Anne MacLeod (m. 1936) |
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Parent(s) | Frederick Trump Elizabeth Christ Trump |
Trump's development company built and managed single-family houses in Queens, barracks and garden apartments for U.S. Navy personnel near major shipyards along the East Coast, and more than 27,000 apartments in New York City.[1]
Trump was born in The Bronx, New York. He married Mary Anne MacLeod in 1936. Their marriage would last until Trump's death in 1999. Trump died in New Hyde Park, New York from pneumonia complicated by Alzheimer's disease, aged 93.[2]
Fred Trump Media
Illustration of Steeplechase Park, with the Pavilion of Fun's "Funny Face" mascot in the middle of its facade
Fred and his son Donald at Central Park's Wollman Ice Rink (c. 1986), which was renovated by their company between 1980 and 1986
Trump (far left) and other realtors at a New York–Brooklyn Jewish charity fundraising dinner in 1941[3]
Norman Vincent Peale (1966)
Singer Woody Guthrie (1943)
References
- ↑ "Woody Guthrie Wrote of His Contempt for His Landlord, Donald Trump's Father". The New York Times. January 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Mosconi, Angela (June 26, 1999). "Fred Trump, Dad of Donald, Dies at 93". New York Post.
- ↑ Blair 2015, pp. 159, 493.