Background
Mix, Melville Walter was born on November 16, 1865 in Atlanta, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter W. and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix.
Mix, Melville Walter was born on November 16, 1865 in Atlanta, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter W. and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix.
Graduated from the high school, Atlanta, 1881.
With Dodge Manufacturing Company, 1886-1921, as president, general manager, et cetera Director West End State Bank. President and treasurer Lyradion Manufacturing Company.
President 53 Park Place Corporation of New York Mayor of Mishawaka 2 terms.
Member Indiana Commission to Saint Louis Exposition, 1904. V.chmn. Saint Joseph County Council of Defense, World War.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society Testing Materials, Indiana Engineering Association, American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers Association (president 1919). Mason (32°, Knights Templar, Shriner). Clubs: Miami Country (Mishawaka).
Married Zella Louise Kenyon, of Lincoln, Illinois, August 29, 1887.