…dfather, Freidrich Trump, was an entrepreneur and eventually got into the hotel business in Canada. Trump came to North America from his native Germany, stopping in New York and Seattle before arriving in Canada, where he established two hotels. The hotels were multi-functional, serving as a restaurant, bar, and brothel. By 1901, the gold rush was dying out, and the Mounties were cracking down on prostitution. Freidrich (now Frederick) returned to Germany with over $582,000 in cash.