Born in
New Haven, Connecticut, Trowbridge was a
sea captain. During the
War of 1812, he was captured by the British and held prisoner in
Calcutta, India, and then
Dartmoor Prison in
England. After the war, Trowbridge was released and went to
Rochester, New York, where he owned a shipping business. In 1836, Trowbridge, his wife, and family moved to
Wisconsin Territory, where they settled in what is now
Dover, Racine County, Wisconsin. There they built a log cabin that served as an inn. Trowbridge served as a justice of the peace. He was declared bankrupt in 1842. Trowbridge also served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives in 1843 and 1844. He ran for Racine County treasurer in 1851 as a
Democrat. Trowbridge died in Dover, Wisconsin. ==References==