Harry Clay Trexler  Henry Clay Trexler (April 17, 1854 – November 17, 1933) was an American industrialist, businessman and major philanthropist. During his lifetime, he was often referred to as a Captain of Industry. Through a charitable trust Trexler set up prior to his death, his wealth provides a major benefit to the people and community of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Harry Clay Trexler was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Edwin (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbeck) Trexler (1827-1914). In the 1860 U.S. Census, Trexler's full name appears as Henry C. Trexler. In 1870 his name appears as Harry, the name he would use for the rest of his life. Harry was the eldest of four brothers. His siblings were William Trexler (1856-1862) who died in childhood, Edwin Trexler (1858-1939) and Frank Trexler (1861-1947). In 1885, Trexler married Mary M. Mosser. They were married for forty-eight years, until his death November 17, 1933 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Mary died one year later. They had no children. In the 1850s, Trexler's father Edwin moved the family to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Trexler's father joined his two brothers to start a lumber business. Trexler's father moved the young family to their ancestral farm near Emmaus. It was here that Harry probably developed his lifelong interest in agriculture, horsemanship, and nature. In 1866 at the age of twelve, he won a third place honor “for the best corn fed hogs,” at the Allentown Fair. This competitive spirit remained throughout his lifetime. Trexler acquired his early education at Henninger's School House in Emmaus and later at Allentown High School. During the 1869-1870 school year, young Harry attended the one-year preparatory school Tremont Seminary in Norristown, “a non-sectarian private school.” The curriculum consisted of “Spelling, Reading, Writing, English Composition, English Grammar, Elocution, Rhetoric, Logic… Arithmetic, Bookkeeping and Practical Accountantship.” It was the capstone of his formal education. It was probably at this time that Trexler developed a lifelong passion for books, book collecting, and reading on a daily basis.