Cattle Barons and Land Owners
The ranch builders, land owners and cattle kings who put beef on the map, from Texas and Montana to Queensland and the Pampas.
199 profiles
Texas
- livingJerry BairdA lifelong Texas cowboy who built ranches, cooked from a chuck wagon, announced rodeos and taught the state's heritage…Texas
- 1849-1922Samuel Burk BurnettFrom a teenage trail boss to the owner of 200,000 fenced acres, Burk Burnett set up the ranch that still carries his…Texas
- 1871-1938Thomas Loyd BurnettBurk Burnett's son built his own ranching empire, drilled for oil on it, and looked after cowboys through the…Texas
- livingBill and Dusty CarrA Texas couple active in the breed since the mid-1970s, built on performance data, visual appraisal and two foundation…Texas
- 1920-2018Watt CaseyA veterinarian who spent less than a year in practice, Watt Casey chose the ranch and bred Beefmaster cattle for…Texas
- livingMike CollierStarting in 1987, a Brenham builder grew a few replacement females into an exporting Beefmaster seedstock operation.Texas
- 1825-1908John V. FarwellA dry goods merchant who financed the Texas Capitol and ended up running one of the largest fenced ranches in the world.Texas
- livingArther "Bub" Epley IIIHard culling, ultrasound and artificial insemination built a 100-cow herd with some of the strongest EPDs in the breed.Texas
- 1850-1936; 1857-1949J.D. "Bob" & Almeady Chisum JonesA couple born into slavery who built a ranch, a church and a school in North Texas.Texas
- 1923-2010Dolph Briscoe Jr.A South Texas rancher and banker who led cattle raisers, fought screwworms and served two terms as governor.Texas
- 1818-1895Mifflin KenedyRichard King's partner went on to build two big South Texas ranches, among the first fenced, and helped finance…Texas
- 1824-1885Richard KingA runaway cabin boy became a river captain, then used the money to put together one of the biggest ranches in America.Texas
- 1873-1946Caesar KlebergSecond in command at the King Ranch, he proved that cattle, deer, turkey and quail could share the same South Texas…Texas
- livingStephen J. "Tio" KlebergA fifth-generation King Ranch cowboy who rose to run its agricultural operations and became a national voice for…Texas
- E. C. LarkinA 2003 Beefmaster Hall of Fame inductee whose name matches a longtime Gulf Coast Cattleman publisher, though the hall…Texas
- 1860-1930Edward Cunningham LasaterA South Texas cattle breeder who started with 7,000 cows, founded a town and a county, and ran for governor.Texas
- 1842-1920George Washington LittlefieldA wounded Confederate major turned cattle trader, Littlefield built the LIT Ranch, then a bank, and became the…Texas
- livingFred and Judy LongA South Texas couple turned measured performance and visual appraisal into a Beefmaster program that reached buyers on…Texas
- 1938-2020Anne W. MarionBurk Burnett's great-granddaughter ran the Four Sixes from 1980 and became one of the most honored women in Western…Texas
- 1899-1997Watkins "Watt" Reynolds MatthewsA Princeton graduate went home to Lambshead, lived in the bunkhouse, and spent a lifetime on cattle, wildlife and old…Texas
- 1840-1916James Alfred McFaddinFrom 130 head on Melon Creek to three Victoria County ranches, McFaddin built a cattle and business career on the…Texas
- Charlie 1949-2021; Kit livingKit & Charlie MoncriefA Fort Worth couple who paired oil-patch success with working ranches, cutting and reined cow horse breeding, and…Texas
- livingBob MoorhouseA Texas Tech graduate who became the sixth manager of the historic Pitchfork Ranch and one of ranching's best-known…Texas
- died 2017Don OppligerDon Oppliger grew corn for Frito-Lay, bought a Texas feedlot, and built a farming and feeding operation across three…Texas
- 1849-1931Fountain Goodlet OxsheerA Central Texas cattleman who built a West Texas ranch network and then watched the end of an era erode his fortune.Texas
- 1871-1969Dave D. PayneA cattleman who started with one cow at age 12 and worked the Panhandle range for nearly seven decades.Texas
- 1834-1900Abel Head "Shanghai" PierceA penniless stowaway turned Wharton County rancher, Pierce built one of the biggest cattle outfits on the Texas coast…Texas
- 1844-1925George Thomas ReynoldsA Confederate cavalryman became a trail driver, then helped build one of the biggest cattle companies in Texas.Texas
- livingNolan RyanAfter 27 seasons in the majors, Ryan put the same attention to detail into a Beefmaster-based cow herd on the Texas…Texas
- 1838-1927Charles A. SchreinerFrom Alsace to the Texas Hill Country, a storekeeper and banker built one of the largest ranch holdings in the state.Texas
- 1837-1919Christopher Columbus "C.C." SlaughterA drover turned Dallas banker, Slaughter assembled more than a million acres across West Texas and earned the title…Texas
- 1816-1896Svante Magnus SwensonA Swedish immigrant turned a frontier store into hundreds of thousands of acres, and his sons turned the land into the…Texas
- livingWilliam D. TateTexas's longest-serving mayor is also a lawyer, a title company operator and a keeper of Grapevine's local history.Texas
- 1902-1982Jay Littleton TaylorAn Oklahoma-raised oilfield executive who became one of the most influential cattle voices in the Texas Panhandle.Texas
- 1828-1902Daniel WaggonerA Tennessee-born settler started with 320 acres in Wise County and left a ranch, five banks and a family business.Texas
- Hans WittenburgA Texas A&M animal husbandry graduate ran a John Deere dealership by day and spent nearly five decades building the…Texas
Nebraska
- 1842-1918John P. BrattA Staffordshire-born bullwhacker rose to run a major Platte River cattle firm, then helped build the town of North…Nebraska
- 1932-2007Charles W. BrownC.W. Brown spent a military career as the Cowboy General, then spent his later years keeping his family's Nebraska…Nebraska
- 1847-1935Charles Franklin CoffeeHe drove cattle north from Texas as a young man and settled in the Nebraska Panhandle, where ranches and banks carried…Nebraska
- 1856-1930James C. DahlmanFrom a Texas riding champion and Sandhills range hand to eight terms as Omaha's mayor, Cowboy Jim never stopped being…Nebraska
- livingCraig HaythornCraig Haythorn leads three generations of a Nebraska Sandhills ranch family that has bred cattle and Quarter Horses…Nebraska
- b. 1929Howard C. HaythornHoward Haythorn carried a Sandhills ranching family into the Longhorn era, the steer roping arena and the front rank…Nebraska
- 1847-1926George Ward HoldregeAs general manager of the Burlington, he stretched Nebraska rail from 495 to 4,713 miles and invested in ranch land…Nebraska
- 1823-1899Morell Case KeithHe reportedly started with five cows in 1868 and built one of western Nebraska's larger ranching and business fortunes.Nebraska
- 1899-1991Earl H. MonahanBorn in Hyannis in 1899, he ran the Monahan Cattle Company, bred Herefords and wrote a Sandhills history that is still…Nebraska
- 1840-1885Frank Joshua NorthA Nebraska frontier interpreter who commanded the Pawnee Scouts and later ran cattle on the Dismal River with William…Nebraska
- 1909-1999Chester PaxtonA county judge at 23, a banker and a one-term state senator, he put his career into building the Paxton Ranch in…Nebraska
- 1837-1907William A. PaxtonA Kentucky-born contractor drove cattle to Omaha, ranched near Ogallala and became first president of the stockyards…Nebraska
- 1862-1911Bartlett RichardsA Vermont-born rancher who ran the Spade and built a vast fenced empire in northwest Nebraska until Theodore…Nebraska
- b. 1940Gerald TimmermanGerald Timmerman and his brothers bought a Springfield, Nebraska feedyard from their father and worked it into a…Nebraska
United States
- Lee AdairA 2010 Beefmaster Hall of Fame honoree, set against the breed's origins and the satellite groups that carry it.United States
- Don BilesA 2010 Beefmaster Hall of Fame inductee, placed in the context of the breed and the three-honoree class that included…United States
- Jack DunnJack Dunn was inducted into the Beefmaster Breeders United Hall of Fame in 1986, honored for contributions to a breed…United States
- living or unknownGary FrenzelThe 2024 honor places Frenzel among a short list of breeders, staff and promoters who advanced the Beefmaster breed.United States
- Wallace HarrellWallace Harrell was inducted into the Beefmaster Breeders United Hall of Fame in 1986, honored for contributions to a…United States
- Joe HendricksA 1998 inductee from the early decades of the Beefmaster Hall of Fame, placed in the context of the breed's growth.United States
- Homer HerringHomer Herring was inducted into the Beefmaster Breeders United Hall of Fame in 1986, honored for contributions to a…United States
- Gene KuykendallGene Kuykendall was inducted into the Beefmaster Breeders United Hall of Fame in 1994, honored for contributions to a…United States
- Walker WhiteWalker White was inducted into the Beefmaster Breeders United Hall of Fame in 1987, honored for contributions to a…United States
- Jennie Lee ZippererA 2015 Beefmaster Hall of Fame inductee whose public record is short, set in the context of the breed she served.United States
Wyoming
- 1845-1924Joseph Maull CareyA Delaware-born lawyer who combined ranching, banking and politics in the making of Wyoming.Wyoming
- 1853-1924Moreton FrewenA Sussex-born adventurer turned a Wyoming homestead into a London-financed cattle company and a lesson in open-range…Wyoming
- 1912-2009Clifford P. HansenA Jackson Hole cattle rancher with an animal science degree climbed from county commission to the governor's office…Wyoming
- 1920-1999D.C. "Rusty" HollerA West Texas cowboy and former Hollywood stuntman spent about four decades running a Wyoming ranch with Hereford…Wyoming
- 1894-1978Samuel Calhoun HyattA rancher from Hyattville, Wyoming, he spent some thirty years carrying cattlemen's concerns from the Big Horn Basin…Wyoming
- 1857-1933John Benjamin KendrickAn orphaned trail hand who bought into the OW Ranch, grew it past 210,000 acres and carried Wyoming ranching into the…Wyoming
- 1825-1901John Walker MyersAn English-born trader turned a Mormon Trail river crossing into a stage station, a Pony Express stop and one of the…Wyoming
- 1862-1936Willis M. SpearA Missouri-born boy who arrived in Wyoming by covered wagon became one of the Big Horn country's largest cattle…Wyoming
- 1831-1905Alexander Hamilton SwanHe grew a 3,000-head herd into one of the biggest cattle companies on the northern range, then lost it all in a single…Wyoming
- 1838-1915Elias W. WhitcombOne of Wyoming's earliest landowners went from handling work oxen near Fort Laramie to ranching and storekeeping…Wyoming
California
- 1875-1952Fred Hathaway BixbyA University of California graduate who turned a family land grant legacy into a diversified ranching, land and…California
- 1829-1893Henry Clay DaultonHe gave up on gold, chose livestock instead, and died months after becoming Madera County's first board chairman.California
- 1803-1882Don Manuel DominguezA Californio ranchero and public official held onto his family's rancho while most others were broken up.California
- 1874-1960Wes C. EadeHe had little schooling and a sharp read of the cattle market, and he built a reputation on his word.California
- 1814-1882Don Juan ForsterAn English teenager arrived in Mexican California, married into the Pico family and ended up with the biggest ranch in…California
- livingJohn LaceyA third-generation rancher helped merge three national beef groups into one.California
- 1827-1916Henry MillerA German-born butcher and his partner Charles Lux assembled the biggest cattle business in California.California
- 1881-1953Richard Roy OwensA Tehama County stockman helped turn a Depression-era local sale into one of the largest bull sales in the West.California
- 1885-1963Hubbard Searles RussellA Ventura County ranch manager rose to lead both his state's cattlemen and the national association.California
Montana
- 1848-1913John M. HoltA Montana cattleman whose Mizpah Creek outfit grew to about 15,000 head and whose peers elected him president three…Montana
- 1833-1900Myron D. JeffersA New York civil engineer turned freighter who became a founding stockman of Montana's Madison Valley.Montana
- 1835-1920Conrad KohrsA German-born butcher turned a Deer Lodge ranch into an empire across four states and two provinces.Montana
- 1902-1995Alice Greenough OrrA ranch-raised Montana cowgirl rode broncs from Madison Square Garden to Sydney and later ran her own rodeo company.Montana
- 1871-1953Peter PaulyA cattleman and banker honored for Montana in 1968, whose published record is brief.Montana
- 1847-1937Henry SiebenA German-born orphan who turned worn-out freight oxen into one of Montana's lasting ranching families.Montana
- 1834-1918Granville StuartA prospector, merchant and diplomat who became the public face of Montana's open-range cattle era.Montana
- 1847-1922William Wiseham TerrettA Missouri feeder who bought into Montana's Tongue River country and kept the JO Ranch in his family for five…Montana
- 1907-1993Conrad Kohrs WarrenA cowboy hired in 1929 ended up owning the ranch and preserving its records and buildings.Montana
New Mexico
- 1867-1953Holm O. BursumAn Iowa-born livestock man who built a public career in New Mexico from the territorial senate to Washington.New Mexico
- 1824-1884John Simpson ChisumA Texas contractor turned trail driver who built one of the largest cattle operations on the Pecos River.New Mexico
- 1863-1930Victor CulbersonA Southwest cattleman who lived through the open range era and the shift to managed ranches in New Mexico.New Mexico
- 1919-2001J. Leslie "Les" DavisA Dartmouth-educated easterner who answered his grandfather's call, stayed at the CS Ranch and raised six children…New Mexico
- 1862-1951James Fielding HinkleA Missouri-born cattleman who built a business in Roswell and rose from county commissioner to governor.New Mexico
- 1818-1875Lucien B. MaxwellA frontier scout who became one of the largest private landowners in American history, then sold the grant and moved…New Mexico
- 1896-1980Albert Knell MitchellA New Mexico cattleman who took over management of the Bell Ranch in 1931 and raised a daughter who became a rancher…New Mexico
- 1863-1934Thomas Edward MitchellA trail cutter who bought out a free-range cattle company's land and built a registered Hereford ranch in northeastern…New Mexico
- 1858-1933Charles SpringerAn Iowa-born rancher who came to Cimarron in 1878 and became a cattleman, irrigation advocate and public figure in…New Mexico
North Dakota
- 1861-1946William ConnollyA Minnesota-born railroad hand became a Killdeer Mountains cattleman, a county commissioner and a banker.North Dakota
- 1875-1955Matt CrowleyHe started in a sod shanty in 1910 and ended up in two halls of fame and the state legislature.North Dakota
- 1865-1950James William FollisHired at eighteen, he was foreman within a year and became a Billings County sheriff.North Dakota
- 1857-1931John W. GoodallFrom Oregon livery barns to the Badlands, a stockman who scouted a stage line and later wore the sheriff's star.North Dakota
- 1877-1955Frank KeoghHe managed a Fort Berthold cattle outfit for James Phelan, then founded stockmen's groups and a school.North Dakota
- 1845-1914Daniel ManningA Union Army veteran turned stock raiser, banker and first mayor of Dickinson.North Dakota
- 1858-1919Theodore RooseveltThe future president bought into the Badlands cattle boom and learned its limits the hard way.North Dakota
- 1867-1939Andrew VoigtA rancher whose public record is brief, set against the cattle country he worked.North Dakota
Arizona
- 1858-1936Will Croft BarnesA Signal Corps sergeant turned rancher, legislator and Forest Service official who helped keep the Longhorn from…Arizona
- 1839-1932William Jordan FlakeA Utah rancher led a wagon train and cattle herds into northern Arizona and helped found the town of Snowflake.Arizona
- 1828-1907Henry Clay HookerA New Hampshire-born gold seeker rebuilt his fortune after a fire and ended up running one of the largest ranches in…Arizona
- 1644-1711Eusebio Francisco KinoThe Jesuit explorer and mapmaker also ran a string of mission ranches that put cattle on the northern frontier of New…Arizona
- 1841-1922John Horton SlaughterHe drove herds up the Chisholm Trail, settled on the Arizona border and later wore a badge in Tombstone country.Arizona
- 1852-1906Walter VailA Nova Scotia-born newcomer bought a small Arizona ranch in 1876 and grew it into a company that spread across several…Arizona
- 1860-1946Benjamin F. WallaceA Greenville, Texas, cowboy came to Arizona in 1890 to manage a cattle company and stayed to build his own operation.Arizona
Kansas
- 1868-1953Dan Dillon CasementA railroad builder's son turned Kansas stockman, writer and association founder whose ideas about efficiency and farm…Kansas
- 1872-1955Calvin W. FloydA farm boy from southeastern Kansas who worked his way into a large cattle business and a seat on the Sedan Bank board.Kansas
- 1883-1961Jesse C. HarperHe built Notre Dame's football program before World War I, then spent most of his life ranching in Clark County, Kansas.Kansas
- 1879-1954L.L. JonesA Bureau of Animal Industry meat inspector who came home to Garden City and ended up running one of the best-known…Kansas
- 1931-2009Raymond E. Adams Jr.A Kansas senior partner in Adams Cattle Company who pushed for higher beef quality and raised ranch Quarter Horses.Kansas
- 1829-1911William Davis PooleA tanner's worker from Ireland who got off a stuck steamboat on the Kaw River and stayed to build a ranch.Kansas
- 1862-1933Horace Greeley Adams Sr.A Kansas banker's son who spent about fifty years building a family cattle company with his three sons.Kansas
Oklahoma
- 1927-2018Ralph ChainThe third generation of an Oklahoma ranching family, he grew a 160-acre homestead into a multi-ranch operation and…Oklahoma
- 1859-1934Charles Francis ColcordA Kentucky-born trail hand who policed the 1889 Land Run city and then helped build it with banks, oil money and a…Oklahoma
- livingTerry Stuart ForstShe manages the 7S Stuart Ranch, homesteaded in 1868, and became the first woman to lead the Oklahoma Cattlemen's…Oklahoma
- 1933-2013John HughesHe bought his first cattle as a high school junior and spent six decades turning a Phillips Petroleum executive's land…Oklahoma
- 1868-1952George L., Joseph C. & Zack MillerThree brothers inherited an Oklahoma cattle ranch, turned it into a self-contained farming empire, and sent a Wild…Oklahoma
- died 2005Willard R. SparksRaised on a Dibble, Oklahoma, farm, Willard Sparks became a leading ag economist and a major cattle feeder.Oklahoma
- 1873-1957Charles Harland TompkinsAn Oklahoma cattleman and rodeo champion whose civic work earned a place in the Hall of Great Westerners.Oklahoma
Australia
- livingPeter HughesFrom a Hereford and Brahman background near Nebo, Peter Hughes grew a Wagyu breeder herd reported at over 50,000…Australia
- 1857-1935Sir Sidney KidmanA runaway teenager with a one-eyed horse built the largest pastoral holding in Australian history by connecting…Australia
- d. 2005Peter MenegazzoAn Italian immigrant's son turned vegetable merchant became a cattle baron almost overnight when he took over…Australia
- fl. 1990sBrian OxenfordAfter Vestey sold up in 1992, the Oxenford family's company took over the Western Grazing name and some of Australia's…Australia
- Wally RaeA Brahman man from central Queensland went to Japan in 1988, saw what marbling was worth, and helped build Australia's…Australia
- 1819-1898James TysonA butcher on the goldfields turned station buyer assembled a supply chain from North Queensland to Gippsland and died…Australia
Colorado
- 1896-1988Jasper D. AckermanA Wyoming-born rancher and banker, Ackerman spent 54 years leading a Colorado Springs bank and helped found the…Colorado
- 1831-1878John Wesley IliffA storekeeper who arrived with the gold rush built the largest ranch in Colorado history, then died at 46.Colorado
- 1929-2019Bobby (Robert C.) NorrisHe is remembered for the cigarette ads, but the working record is a Colorado ranch, a Quarter Horse program and a lot…Colorado
- 1918-1999Nicholas PetryA Denver contractor and ranch owner, Petry served 19 years as president of the National Western Stock Show and helped…Colorado
- 1839-1937Henry Miller PorterA Denver pioneer with about a year of formal schooling, Porter built telegraph and rail links, invested in livestock…Colorado
- 1838-1884John Wesley ProwersHe began as a wagon teamster for William Bent and ended as the largest cattleman on the lower Arkansas River.Colorado
South Dakota
- 1879-1951Thomas Matthew BerryA Nebraska-born homesteader turned Hereford rancher, Tom Berry carried a cattleman's practicality into the governor's…South Dakota
- 1866-1957Al ClarksonJames Albert Clarkson started as a ranch hand in the Black Hills country and became a major horse breeder, cattleman…South Dakota
- 1862-1930James Taylor CraigJames Taylor Craig started as a cowhand, became a superintendent and bank president, and ended as a director of the…South Dakota
- 1847-1929John Dickinson HaleJohn Dickinson Hale hauled freight to the Black Hills gold camps, then ranched near Tilford and held legislative…South Dakota
- 1857-1945George Edward LemmonGeorge Edward Lemmon bossed some of the biggest roundups on the northern plains, helped bring a railroad across South…South Dakota
- 1858-1911James "Scotty" PhilipScottish-born Scotty Philip built a South Dakota cattle outfit, lost most of a herd to blizzards, and became the man…South Dakota
Canada
- 1823-1903Matthew Henry CochraneA Quebec shoe manufacturer who bred some of North America's costliest Shorthorns helped write Canada's grazing-lease…Canada
- 1861-1932A.E. CrossCross trained as a vet, built the A7 Ranche and a brewery, and helped put up the money for the first Calgary Stampede.Canada
- 1856-1925George LaneFrom Montana cowboy to owner of the Bar U, Lane became one of Alberta's biggest ranchers and a founder of the Stampede.Canada
- 1860-1933Archibald J. McLeanA horse trader from Ontario became a southern Alberta cattleman, cabinet minister and one of the four men who financed…Canada
- 1842-1912Frederick Smith StimsonA Quebec farmer and moneylender went west in 1881 and turned a Pekisko Creek lease into the Bar U, one of the largest…Canada
Nevada
- 1827-1905Pedro AltubeBorn in Oñati, Spain, Altube prospered in California and with his brother Bernardo founded the Spanish Ranch, earning…Nevada
- 1805-1879Lewis Rice BradleyA Virginia mule trader who drove Longhorns to California, Bradley built a cattle business in Elko County and governed…Nevada
- 1898-1997Fred H. DresslerBorn and raised in Douglas County, Dressler ranched in Carson Valley for nearly a century and held leadership roles in…Nevada
- 1843-1908John SparksA Texas cowboy turned Nevada rancher, Honest John Sparks built, lost and rebuilt his fortune before winning the…Nevada
South Africa
- livingTheo CoetzeeMixing grain, a feedlot and a Beefmaster stud on about 4,700 hectares, a North West farmer built his herd on fertility…South Africa
- livingCyril RamaphosaOn his Mpumalanga farm, the South African president built an Ankole herd from Ugandan cows and Kenyan embryo quarantine.South Africa
- livingRudzani SadikiA Limpopo herdsman's son started with goats and broilers, then built a record-keeping Bonsmara herd on a leased farm.South Africa
- livingRustin ShaweNear Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, a shorter mating season and careful records turned a Droughtmaster stud into a…South Africa
Brazil
- 1889-1962Antonio Joaquim de Moura AndradeA trader from Sao Paulo state became the 'King of Cattle' by turning forest and river country into ranches, roads, a…Brazil
- 1886-1975Laucídio CoelhoA pioneer of southern Mato Grosso ranching who is remembered for enormous landholdings and for helping the region sell…Brazil
- b. c. 1940Roque QuagliatoA rancher in his mid-eighties who built one of the biggest herds in the Brazilian Amazon is now a public face of…Brazil
Japan
- livingKawamura DaikiA third-generation farmer in Miyagi turned a Holstein fattening business into a Japanese Black operation that took…Japan
- livingMaeda MichioA watermelon grower turned Wagyu farmer set out to win a national cattle prize and built a breeding farm of about 190…Japan
- b. 1974Fukunaga ToruA third-generation Miyazaki fattener trained in Hyogo and earned a national grand prize by managing each animal…Japan
Mountain West
- 1842-1914Robert Simpson FollisA cattleman of the northern range era whose public record is thin but whose national honor is on the books.Mountain West
- 1864-1951John SurvantA cattleman and merchant whose detailed story awaits better sources, set against the northern range he worked in.Mountain West
- 1840-1915Daniel Clay WheelerA rancher and civic worker of the Mountain West whose name stands in the Hall of Great Westerners, even though the…Mountain West
New Zealand
- livingHamish BestHamish Best turned a sales and marketing background into a short-supply-chain beef and lamb business that serves some…New Zealand
- livingBarton HadfieldBarton Hadfield and his wife Nukuhia farm 1,506 hectares of Ruakituri Valley hill country, and their Angus-and-sheep…New Zealand
- livingTim RhodesAs general manager, Tim Rhodes oversees a Gisborne hill-country operation of 6,770 hectares and 4,600 cattle that won…New Zealand
Oregon
- 1849-1897Peter FrenchA California horse wrangler became the manager of a vast Oregon ranch, and died in a fence and water dispute.Oregon
- 1876-1958William KittredgeHe grew up on a Silver Lake homestead and went on to run one of the larger land and cattle operations west of the…Oregon
- 1869-1964Frederic A. PhillipsHe supported his family at 19, learned local languages, and later helped found the Oregon Cattlemen's Association.Oregon
Utah
- 1852-1934Anthony W. IvinsFrom St. George, Utah, Ivins ran large cattle outfits on the Arizona Strip, oversaw eight colonies in Mexico and…Utah
- 1871-1961J. Reuben Clark Jr.Born on a Grantsville, Utah, farm, Clark served as Under Secretary of State and ambassador to Mexico, then spent 28…Utah
- 1872-1959John Albert ScorupA Utah-born cattleman and banker, J. A. Scorup left a documented footprint in Bluff, where his stone house still…Utah
Washington
- 1829-1893Hiram Francis SmithA Maine printer who went west, Smith settled on Osoyoos Lake and became one of the Okanogan country's best-known…Washington
- 1835-1906Benjamin E. SnipesHe lost nearly everything twice, borrowed $50,000 to recover, and became the Northwest's best known open-range…Washington
- 1845-1917Andrew Jackson SplawnA trail-drive cowboy turned Hereford breeder, civic organizer and mayor, Splawn helped build the livestock economy of…Washington
Argentina
China
Hawaii
- 1867-1949Alfred Wellington CarterA Yale-trained attorney became guardian of a teenage heiress and then steered one of America's oldest ranches through…Hawaii
- 1790-1868John Palmer ParkerA Massachusetts sailor who stayed in Hawaii turned feral cattle into a ranch that his descendants ran for four…Hawaii
Oklahoma (Panhandle)
- 1855-1921James Kerrick HitchA Tennessee-born cattleman who followed the grass into the Oklahoma Panhandle, then bought land as the open range…Oklahoma (Panhandle)
- 1884-1967Henry Charles Hitch Sr.The son of a No Man's Land rancher who farmed wheat, survived the Dust Bowl and built one of the Panhandle's first…Oklahoma (Panhandle)