William Keeney Bixby
Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1857.01.02
Place of birth: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan
Date of death: 1931.10.29
Category: collector
Date of birth: 1857.01.02
Place of birth: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan
Date of death: 1931.10.29
Category: collector
Identity:
William Keeney Bixby was a business man and collector in St Louis, Mo. He married Lillian Tuttle (1856-1931). They had seven children including William Hoxie Bixby (1888-1967).
Life:
He owned Grey and Silver: Pourville y522, which was brought over to him by Charles Lang Freer, a business colleague.
He donated a large collection of books and manuscripts to the Missouri Historical Society and supported the St. Louis Art Museum, of which he was president of the Art Museum.
Bibliography:
Dictionary of American Biography.
FindAGrave website.
