Prominent civic leader and Revolutionary War officer from Farmington, Connecticut.
| When Burke met | 1801 |
| Where Burke met | Middletown, CT |
| Occupation | Commerce |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke went broke when Mix’s company failed |
| Identity Status | Possible |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 49 |
Notes
John “Squire” Mix (baptized April 13, 1755 – April 30, 1834) was a prominent civic leader and Revolutionary War officer from Farmington, Connecticut. The son of Ebenezer and Anna (Goodwin) Mix, he graduated from Yale College and served as an ensign, lieutenant, and quartermaster in the Continental Army. Following the war, he acted as secretary of the Connecticut branch of the Society of the Cincinnati until 1804. A central figure in Farmington’s local government, Mix served as town clerk for thirty-two years, judge of probate for ten years, and state representative for twenty-six years. In July 1776, he married Martha Cowles, with whom he had several children, including maritime captain Ebenezer Hooker Mix. Historical and legal records strongly suggest he was the “Mix” partner in Cowles & Mix, a mercantile and iron-supply firm operating in Middletown around 1799.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.