John B. Frisbie

John B. Frisbie served in the California legislature and during the Mexican-American War he served in the US Army.[1] He was a founder of the cities of Vallejo, California and Benicia California.

References

  1. ↑ Vassar, Charles A., The Legislators of California - Appendix D

Detailed information about his early life and role in the Mexican American war, 1846-1848 can be found in his autobiography, entitled "John B. Frisbie Reminiscences".

John B. Frisbie's life was also chronicled in Integral Outsiders, The American Colony in Mexico City 1876-1911, by William Schell, Jr.


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