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Peter Truax (February 24, 1828 – March 18, 1909) was a philanthropist, businessman, farmer, and third-party〔Richardson, Darcy. "Others: Third Parties During the Populist Period" http://books.google.com/books?id=zfhgbsZk1nQC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=peter+truax+governor+wisconsin&source=bl&ots=E3szXGrEJc&sig=wetVSzCEaJmsZWnN7Tg9y3rxoU4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hXd7VNNz6_-wBNKpgIgE&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=peter%20truax%20governor%20wisconsin&f=false〕 politician in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin.〔New York Times Article http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B07E0DA113AE533A2575AC2A9679D94649ED7CF〕 Truax was a prominent figure in the Chippewa Valley and one of the richest men in the county. His acquisition of wealth was due to the many business ventures he took part in. Truax was one of the leaders of the Prohibitionist movement in the state and was nominated for state and federal office by organizations of that party on several occasions. He owned large stocks in the Bank of Eau Claire and the New Bank of Eau Claire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin )〕 Truax owned Truax Switch, four miles west of Eau Claire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Full text of "Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory" )〕 He was featured in The Horse Review and frequently entered his horses in horse markets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Horse Review )〕 Truax developed one of the largest horse raising industries of the northwest. He was a breeder of thoroughbred horses and it was recorded that he paid $1,000 for a fine mare named Nellie Mason, which he had purchased from New York State.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Los Angeles Herald 25 November 1906 — California Digital Newspaper Collection )〕 ==Early life and career== Peter Truax was born in Steuben County, New York in 1828. While he was a boy his parents moved to Allegany County, New York where he later married Cordella Avery on September 23, 1852. Truax and his wife came to Wisconsin in 1853, and settled in Walworth County, Wisconsin. They moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1855, locating on what later was known as Truax Prairie, where he engaged in farming until 1865 when he moved to town and engaged in general merchandising until 1873. Truax worked in logging and in farming. He also dealt largely in timber lands and invested extensively in real estate. Truax was generally considered one of Eau Claire’s millionaires. Truax held a large interest in sawmill property of the Cloquet Lumber Company, and he also held interest in an Electric rail transport system in the State of Idaho. In 1893, Truax purchased the National Electric Company for $7,500. One of the largest buildings in the City of Eau Claire in its early days, Music Hall, was built and owned by Mr. Truax. It was replaced by the Kahn-Truax building which was destroyed by a fire in 1871. Truax also owned the Truax Building in Superior, Wisconsin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wisconsin Reports )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Truax」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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