- Son of Friedrich Trump (1869-1918) from Kallstadt, Germany. After Friedrich made his fortune operating hotels, restaurants, and brothels in the United States and Canada, he returned to Kallstadt, and married Elizabeth Christ (1880-1966). The couple then moved to New York. Trump, who had many Jewish tenants in his buildings, would always deny his German heritage, claiming Friedrich was a Swede from Karlstad.
- Contractor and real estate developer. Built more than 27,000 apartments and row houses in Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, Flatbush, Brighton Beach, Flushing, and Jamaica Estates.
- He was arrested at a Ku Klux Klan march in Queens in 1927.
- Middle name was pronounced "Krist".
- He was a strict authoritarian to his children who had his wife report on their behavior at the end of each day and decide on disciplinary action if needed.
- He originally intended for his son Fred Jr to take over the family enterprise but he chose to become a pilot instead, leading Fred to train Donald to take over.
- In October 1973, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil rights suit against the Trump Organization (Fred Trump, chair, and Donald Trump, president) for infringing the Fair Housing Act of 1968, alleging that he had instructed his employees not to rent apartments to black tenants, a claim employees working for the company attested to.
- Was related to Heinz Ketchup family, who were also descended from the Trump family of Kalstadt.
- His youngest child Robert Stewart Trump, born 26 August 1948, in Queens died in Manhattan 15 August 2020.
- His father died during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.
- Father of U.S. President Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry, Elizabeth Grau, Fred Trump Jr. and Robert Trump. Grandfather of Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, Mary Trump, and Barron Trump. Great-grandfather of Donald Trump III, and Kai Trump.
- Purchased the famous Coney Island Steeplechase Park for $2.3 million on 1 July 1965 to build luxury apartments.
- Uncle of John Walter.
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