Benoist Troost
Benoist Troost (also Benoît Troost, Benoit Troost; November 17, 1776 – February 8, 1859) was born in Holland and served as a hospital surgeon in the army of Napoleon. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Missouri, Independence, Missouri in 1844, and became a settler of the Town of Kansas c. 1847. He was listed as a trustee when the Town of Kansas incorporated in 1850, then again when the Missouri General Assembly reincorporated the town as the City of Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2] He was the city's first resident physician, ran for mayor in 1854, served on the city council in 1854, founded the Kansas City Enterprise newspaper in 1854, and incorporated the city's first Chamber of Commerce in 1857.[3][4]
Benoist Troost | |
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 1859 George Caleb Bingham portrait of Dr Benoist Troost. | |
| Born | November 17, 1776 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| Died | February 8, 1859 (aged 82) Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, politician, real-estate developer |
| Known for | Troost Avenue, Troost Park |
| Notable work | Cofounder of Town of Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
References
- Schmidt, Hannah (January 11, 2017). "Taste & See KC: The history of Troost Avenue". KSHB-TV. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- Stark, Cortlynn. "Yes, Kansas City's Troost Avenue was named for a slaveholder. And that's not all we found". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- Union Historical Company; Birdsall, Williams & Co. (1881). History of Jackson County, Missouri. Missouri State Library. pp. 414, 418, 437.
- Lee, Janice (2003). Biography of Benoist Troost (1786–1859), Physician and Early Settler – KC History. Missouri Valley Special Collection. Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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