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Cattle baron is a historic term for a local businessman and landowner who possessed great power or influence [1] through the operation of a large ranch with many beef cattle. Cattle barons in the late 19th century United States were also sometimes referred to as cowmen , [ 2 ] stockmen, or just ranchers .
Patrick Burns (July 6, 1856 – February 24, 1937) [1] was a Canadian rancher, meat packer, businessperson, senator, and philanthropist.A self-made man of wealth, he built one of the world's largest integrated meat-packing empires, P. Burns & Co., becoming one of the wealthiest Canadians of his time.
Thistle Hill was built in 1904 for the newlywed heiress to the Waggoner Ranching family. ... It was sold to another cattle baron family in 1910 before becoming a boarding house in 1940 for the ...
James Joseph Dolan (May 2, 1848 – February 6, 1898) was a Union Army veteran, Grand Army of the Republic member, Republican Party political boss, racketeer, Old West businessman and gunman, cattle baron, and a key figure in the Lincoln County War, in New Mexico, which launched Billy the Kid to fame.
The ranch was founded by Fred Stimson, whose North West Cattle Company kept cattle on 147,000 acres (59,000 ha) of open range between 1881 and 1902. Stimson used the Bar U brand for NWCC stock. From 1902 to 1925 the Bar U was operated by George Lane and his business partners, whose business ventures included meat packing, mills and other farms ...
Together they founded the Calgary Stampede, as well as other cultural and entrepreneurial activities in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the early years of the 20th century. George Lane and A.J. McLean were ranchers, Pat Burns owned a meat packing business and A.E. Cross was a brewery owner. [2] All four men were involved in Alberta's cattle ...
Development of Lower North Haven took place between 1962 and 1971. The development of Upper North Haven started in 1977. Previously the land was primarily cattle grazing ranch land, part of the once vast grazing leases of the city's famed early ranchers, Pat Burns. The community is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 ...
Henry Miller c. 1887 East Side of the Miller Red Barn. Constructed in 1891, the Miller Red Barn was commissioned by rancher Henry Miller (1827-1916) [6] on the Glen Ranch. It is currently recognized as the Ranch Site Addition of Christmas Hill Park, a 51-acre community park operated by the city of Gilroy.