John Fowler Trow

Born in Andover, Massachusetts, he moved to New York in 1833. He began publishing city directories in 1848. His business eventually became "John F. Trow & Son," the son being John Fowler Trow, Jr. (1850–1912). The publisher then became "John F. Trow & Co."[1][2] Employees included Peter C. Baker.[3] After Trow's death in 1886, Trow's Directory continued annually for some years.[4]

• Henry Wilson, ed. (1852). Directory of the City of New York. New York: John F. Trow. hdl:2027/chi.27275303.
• Trow's New York City Directory. 1857.
  • 1859 ed.
  • 1865 ed.
  • 1872 ed.
• Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory. New York: John F. Trow. 1864.
• Trow's Business Directory of Manhattan and Bronx. 1898.
• Trow's Business Directory of the Borough of Queens. NY. 1899.
• Trow's Business and Residential Directory of the Borough of Richmond, City of New York. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1899.
• Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1909.
• R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918-19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory, Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: R.L. Polk & Company. 1919.

John F. Trow was the grandfather of organist Ernest Trow Carter (1866–1953). He was a great-great grandfather of American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic George William Swift Trow, Jr. (1943–2006).

• New York City Directories
• "Check List of Directories of the City of New York", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, 5, 1901, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081923769
• Philip Sutton (2012), "Direct Me NYC 1786: A History of City Directories in the United States and New York City", NYPL Blogs, New York Public Library

• Works by or about John Fowler Trow at Internet Archive
• WorldCat. Trow, John Fowler 1810-1886
• Hathi Trust. Trow's Directory of New York City, various dates
• Open Library. Trow's Directory of New York City, various dates