John_B._Frisbie

John B. Frisbie

John B. Frisbie

American politician

"General Frisbie" redirects here. For the steamship named after him, see General Frisbie (steamship).

General John B. Frisbie (May 20, 1823 – May 11, 1909),[1] served in the California legislature and during the Mexican–American War he served in the US Army.[2] He was a founder of the cities of Vallejo, California, and Benicia, California.

Frisbe was born on May 20, 1823, in Albany, New York, and was educated at The Albany Academy. He practiced law in Buffalo, and upon the outbreak of the Mexican–American War traveled to California as a captain. After the war, he remained in California, and was a merchant in Sonoma County, California. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1849, but was defeated by John McDougal. He married Epifania de Guadalupe Vallejo (the daughter of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo) in 1850. He founded Vallejo, California, and named it after Mariano Vallejo. Frisbe became the vice president of California Pacific Railroad in 1869.[3]

The steamship General Frisbie, built 1900, was named for Frisbie.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Pan American Magazine. 1909.
  2. [2]
    Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. [3]
    "San Francisco Call 12 May 1909 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  4. [4]
    "News Of Ocean And Waterfront". San Francisco Chronicle. June 13, 1901. p. 10.

Further reading

  • Detailed information about his early life and role in the Mexican–American war, 1846–1848, can be found in his autobiography, John B. Frisbie Reminiscences.
  • Frisbie's life is chronicled in Integral Outsiders, The American Colony in Mexico City 1876–1911, by William Schell Jr.


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