Adolph Sixto

Adolph Francisco Sixto[1] (February 27, 1859 – July 5, 1930) was a writer, lecturer, lobbyist and amateur naturalist from St. Thomas.[2][3]

Sixto gave a lecture about the Danish West Indies for members of St. Philip's Lyceum in New York City in October in 1916.[4] He attended the Fourth Pan-African Congress in New York in 1927.[5] Sixto was part of a delegation to the US in order to ask that the ban on alcohol sales be lifted for the Virgin Islands.[6]

Sixto died on July 5, 1930.[7]

References

  1. ^ "An article reprinted from "The --". St. Croix Avis. 1930-07-15. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Seaver, Fred J. (1924). "The Fungous Flora of St. Thomas". Mycologia. 16 (1): 3. doi:10.2307/3753455. ISSN 0027-5514.
  3. ^ Dookhan, Isaac (1975). "Changing Patterns of Local Reaction to the United States Acquisition of the Virgin Islands, 1865–1917". Caribbean Studies. 15 (1): 53. ISSN 0008-6533.
  4. ^ "Danish Indies Beauty". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 2 October 1916. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Allen, Cleveland G. (1927-09-03). "Pan-African Congress Ends Fourth Annual Meet in N.Y." The Chicago Defender. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-03-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virgin Islands Protest U.S. Ban on Liquors". Dallas Express. 29 July 1922. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "We learn with profound regret of the". St. Croix Avis. 7 July 1930. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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