Elijah T. Mixer
Elijah T. Mixer | |
|---|---|
 Mixer c. 1858 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 18th District | |
| In office December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859 | |
| Governor | Samuel Medary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1824 Unionville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1904 (aged 80) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Cemetery |
Elijah T. Mixer (January 29, 1824 – May 5, 1904) was an American politician, educator, and businessman who served a farming instructor to Native Americans in Minnesota. Mixer served a single term in the Minnesota Senate from 1857 to 1859 before working for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad.
Early life
[edit]Mixer was born in Unionville, Ohio on January 29, 1824.[1][2][3] He was the son of Phineas Mixer Jr. and Dorcas Mixer (née Woodworth).[4]
Politics
[edit]In 1848 Mixer was appointed by President of the United States James K. Polk to serve as a farming instructor and Indian agent to the Ho-Chunk living in Minnesota Territory in Winnebago, Minnesota.[5] Mixer first moved to Minnesota Territory in 1849 and settled in Henderson, Minnesota.[1][3][6]
Mixer campaigned for a position in the Minnesota Legislature as a member of the Minnesota Senate in 1857.[6] Mixer won the election on October 13, 1857 as a representative of Minnesota's 18th Senate district.[6] At the time the district consisted of Sibley County, McLeod County, and Renville County.[7] Mixer served during the 1st Minnesota Legislature from December 2, 1857 to December 6, 1859.[6] During his term Mixer served on the Elections, Roads and Bridges, State Affairs, and State Prison Committees.[6]
Railroad career
[edit]Following his term in the Minnesota Senate, Mixer worked as a railroad foreman for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad.[3] Mix was later a foreman for the Great Northern Railway following its consolidation with the Saint Paul Pacific Railroad in 1879 under James J. Hill.[5]
Death
[edit]Mixer died on May 5, 1904 in Minneapolis; he is buried in Lakewood Cemetery.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Taught the Indians: E. T. Mixer and Old Settler and Railroad Man, Dead". St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 17, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Necrological: Elijah T. Mixer Dies: Man Who Came to Minnesota to Teach Indians Farming". The Minneapolis Journal. May 16, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "City in Brief". The Irish Standard. May 21, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ History of Geauga and Lake counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Williams Brothers. 1879. pp. 231.
- 1 2 "Taught Lazy Indians: Difficult Task Set Elijah T. Mixer When He Came to Minnesota in 1848". The Minneapolis Journal. May 17, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Elijah T. "Elijah F." Mixer". Minnesota Legislators Past & Present. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn (1917). History of McLeod County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper Jr. & Co. pp. 192.