John S Toof rose to prominence in the bustling cotton trade of 18th century Memphis, where his steady hand and exacting reports lent new order to a market hungry for reliable figures. As Secretary of the Memphis Cotton Exchange, he issued the city's first daily statements of prices, stocks and imports. He died in 1916 and rests at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. - AsNotedIn
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| Significant name | John S Toof House | Memphis, TN | |||||
| 1836/09/01 | Elizabeth Pond Toof, wife of Stephen Cummings Toof, gives birth to a son, John S Toof, probably in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | Born | |||||
| 1873/12/00 | John Toof is elected Secretary of the Memphis Cotton Exchange. He is the first in Memphis to issue daily reports of prices, stocks and imports of cotton and other leading commodities. His reports are quoted on exchanges in New York, Liverpool and Paris. | Work | Cotton Row Historic District | Memphis, TN | |||
| 1916/04/25 | John S Toof Sr dies. Mr Toof is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. | Died | Evergreen Cemetery | New Haven, CT |
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