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Francis Mather Bixby

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Francis Mather Bixby

Birth
Deposit, Delaware County, New York, USA
Death
4 Mar 1905 (aged 76)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Catalpa plot, section 24, lot 760
Memorial ID
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Per New York State Death Index Certificate #7573
F. M. Bixby died 4 March 1905 in Manhattan
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New York Daily Tribune, N. Y. N. Y. Monday 6 March 1905 pg 2

Ex-Senator F. M. Bixby Dead
Once Prominent in Local Politics as an Anti-Tammany Democrat

Francis M. Bixby, once prominent in local politics as an anti-Tammany Democrat, died on Saturday [4 March] at his home, No. 246 West 108th-St. He was born in Deposit, Delaware County, on December 20, 1829 [c/b 1828], and came to this city in his youth.

He was in the Custom House for several years, and later was in the bonded and general order business of this port. In 1875 he was elected State Senator as an anti-Tammany Democrat, and was reelected State Senator in 1879. He organized the James O’Brien anti-Tammany organization, which developed its greatest strength in the campaign of Mayor Strong.

He leaves a widow, a son, Francis M. Bixby, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Howard Durant.

Transcribed by Bill Preston
Per New York State Death Index Certificate #7573
F. M. Bixby died 4 March 1905 in Manhattan
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New York Daily Tribune, N. Y. N. Y. Monday 6 March 1905 pg 2

Ex-Senator F. M. Bixby Dead
Once Prominent in Local Politics as an Anti-Tammany Democrat

Francis M. Bixby, once prominent in local politics as an anti-Tammany Democrat, died on Saturday [4 March] at his home, No. 246 West 108th-St. He was born in Deposit, Delaware County, on December 20, 1829 [c/b 1828], and came to this city in his youth.

He was in the Custom House for several years, and later was in the bonded and general order business of this port. In 1875 he was elected State Senator as an anti-Tammany Democrat, and was reelected State Senator in 1879. He organized the James O’Brien anti-Tammany organization, which developed its greatest strength in the campaign of Mayor Strong.

He leaves a widow, a son, Francis M. Bixby, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Howard Durant.

Transcribed by Bill Preston


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