City: Memphis
TRIGG, William Winston, cotton seller; born Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1868; English descent; son of William Winston and Narcissa (Sexton) TRIGG; father’s occupation, planter; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Bailey) TRIGG, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Watson) SEXTON; educated at Memphis, Tenn.; entered the cotton business in early life; married Marie L. COULON, April 6, 1910; member Chickasaw and Memphis (Tenn.) Country Clubs; private state troops (Chickasaw Guards); member of Baptist church; stockholder Irwin-Leatherman Cotton Co., formerly connected with various cotton buying interests.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
