Francis Marion Smith

Francis Marion Smith (February 2, 1846 – August 27, 1931) was an American miner, business magnate and civic builder in the Mojave Desert, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Oakland, California. He was known nationally and internationally as "Borax Smith" and "The Borax King", as his company produced the popular 20-Mule-Team Borax brand of household cleaner.

For other people named Francis Smith, see Francis Smith (disambiguation).
Francis Marion Smith
Francis Marion "Borax" Smith
Born(1846-02-02)February 2, 1846
Richmond, Wisconsin, US
DiedAugust 27, 1931(1931-08-27) (aged 85)
Oakland, California, US
OccupationMining businessman
Known forBorax King, founder of Pacific Coast Borax Company
Spouses
Mary Rebecca Thompson Wright
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(m. 1875)​
    Evelyn Kate Ellis
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    (m. 1906)​

    Frank Smith created the Key System, an interurban private transit system, which operated in Oakland and the East Bay with a terminus in the San Francisco Transbay Terminal.

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