David Trainer (textile manufacturer)

David Trainer was born to David and Mary (Newlin) Trainer on July 9,1814.[1]

In 1837, Trainer, in association with John Haistings, Jr., changed the Old Price Grist Mill, which was owned by Trainer's father into a cotton factory.[2]

In 1842, the partnership between Trainer and John Haistings, Jr. was dissolved and Trainer took over full ownership of the company.[2]

Trainer owned the "Linwood Mills", one of the largest textile factories in the region. In 1851, the Trainer Mill was destroyed by fire, but by 1852 it was replaced by a new 3 1/2 story mill. Mill #2 was built in 1869 and Mill #3 in 1873.[3]

Trainer was a director of the Delaware County National Bank and served as the third president from 1874-1875. Trainer was re-elected president but declined the position.[4]

David Trainer gravestone in Chester Rural Cemetery

Trainer was twice married. His first wife was Ellen Eyre and together they had seven children. Mrs. Trainer died in March, 1872.[5]

Trainer was a churchwarden of the St. Martin's Church in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.[2]

Trainer is interred at the Chester Rural Cemetery.[6]

The borough of Trainer, Pennsylvania is named after Trainer.