Frank W. Mixter Explained

Frank W. Mixer
Birth Date:30 December 1873
Birth Place:Pekin, Illinois
Death Place:San Francisco
State Senate:California
District:32nd
Term:January 5, 1931 - January 6, 1947
Preceded:James I. Wagy
Succeeded:J. Howard Williams
State Assembly1:California
District1:55th
Term1:January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Preceded1:Charles W. Cleary
Succeeded1:Milton M. Golden
Party:Republican
Spouse:Olive Pogue (m. June 23, 1897)[1]
Children:6

Frank W. Mixter (December 30, 1878 - May 22, 1947) served in the California State Assembly for the 55th district from 1925 to 1931 and the California State Senate for the 32nd district from 1931 to 1947.[2]

Early life

Mixter's father was a Civil War veteran. Born in Pekin, Illinois, his family moved around from Peoria, to St. Louis, to Paris, Texas and Hot Springs, Arkansas. He held various jobs before moving to Visalia, California on his own at age 14 to start a career as a druggist.

Military

During the Spanish–American War he served in the United States Army.[3] He was a first sergeant in Company E of Visalia.[4] On March 25, 1899, Sergeant Mixter won second prize at a National Guard sharpshooting competition in Sacramento.[5]

Pharmacy career

In 1903, he and a business partner opened a "Sith and Mixter" drug store in San Francisco, but moved back to Visalia to work with his brother two years later. The brothers established a family drugstore in Exeter, California that lasted from 1905 until 2009.[6]

He died while visiting an oculist in San Francisco.[7]

Legislative history

In 1932, Senator Mixter submitted a bill funding construction of the Shasta Dam.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Brief Life History of Melvina Olive . 2023-12-27 . FamilySearch.org.
  2. Web site: Join California - Frank W. Mixter. joincalifornia.com.
  3. Book: Vassar . Alexander C. . Legislators of California . 2011 . 23 November 2016.
  4. News: 1898-05-10 . VISALIA, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, OFF TO WAR. DEPARTURE OF OUR SOLDIER BOYS TO THE FRONT . XIII . 1 . Daily Delta . 67 . 2023-12-27.
  5. 27 March 1899 . Brevities . Hanford Journal . III . 122 . 2 . UCR: Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research.
  6. Web site: 2009-08-13 . Robert 'Bob' Mixter . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227094543/https://thesungazette.com/article/news/obituaries/2009/08/13/robert-bob-mixter/ . 2023-12-27 . 2023-12-27 . The Sun-Gazette Newspaper . en-US.
  7. News: 1947-05-23 . VTD 23 May 1947 FW Mixter obit part1 . 1 . Visalia Times-Delta . 2023-12-27.
  8. Web site: 18 March 1932 . 160 Million Water Project Proposal Is Before Committee . 2023-12-27 . cdnc.ucr.edu . Madera Tribune.