Trivia 1-29-20

[Soldier Boy]

1) Gen. Daniel P. Tyler IV
2) Anniston, Alabama

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Tyler&oldid=938158776

 

[hoosier]

Your name is Daniel Tyler and the town is Anniston, Alabama.

For those who think this question sounds familiar, your suspicion is correct. It was originally posted as the bonus question on November 1.

 

[General Casey]

Daniel Tyler
Anniston, Alabama

 

[warbird43]

What's my name ? Daniel P. Tyler IV

What town did I help found ? Anniston, Alabama, named for his daughter-in-law

 

[hughes]

ADDENDUM or COMPLETION

Tyler founded Anniston, Alabama

 

[WJC]

I am a graduate of West Point in one of the early classes. I served in the United States Army and was known as being an Honest inspector. I was an iron manufacturer and railroad president as well as Railroad Engineer. I joined the Union Army at the start of the war and was present at First Bull Run. I Served as a Brigadier General. I resigned from the army due to my age. After the war I was a leader in the founding of a town. What's my name and what town did I help found?

credit: @

Daniel P. Tyler IV (1799-1882), founder of Anniston, Alabama, named for his daughter-in-law, Annie E. Scott Tyler (1838-1914).
<Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964), p. 514.>

 

[lelliott19]

Daniel P. Tyler IV (7 January 1799 – 30 November 1882)
Anniston, Alabama Source

 

[StephenColbert27]

Daniel Tyler IV, and the town he helped found was Anniston, Alabama.

 

[connecticut yankee]

Daniel P. Tyler IV (January 7, 1799 – November 30, 1882) from the great state of Connecticut...

Edit - No answer given for second part of question.

hoosier

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Daniel Tyler founded the town of Anniston.

 

[ami]

Answer: Brig. General Daniel Tyler – Anniston Alabama