Francis M. Bixby Explained

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

Notes and References

1. News: March 6, 1905 . Ex-Senator F. M. Bixby Dead . 2 . . March 18, 2023.