Francis M. Bixby

American politician

Francis Mather Bixby (December 20, 1828 – March 4, 1905) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Ira Bixby (1803–1835) and Caroline (Mather) Bixby (1807–1890), a sister of Canal Commissioner John C. Mather (1813–1882).

Bixby was a member of the New York State Senate (8th D.) in 1876 and 1877.

He was again a member of the State Senate (9th D.) in 1880 and 1881.

He died on March 4, 1905.[1]

Sources

  • Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291)
  • OBITUARY; CAROLINE M. BIXBY in NYT on November 13, 1890
  • Mather genealogy Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Senator F. M. Bixby Dead". New-York Daily Tribune. March 6, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Hugh H. Moore
New York State Senate
8th District

1876–1877
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William H. Robertson
New York State Senate
9th District

1880–1881
Succeeded by
James Fitzgerald


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