Manby, Arthur Rochford, 1859?-1929?

Arthur Rochford Manby was born in England and migrated to the United States and to the Territory of New Mexico in the early 1880s. He began ranching and mining with his two brothers, Jocelyn and Alfred, in northern New Mexico and they built their ranch at Castle Rock, later to be determined that it was on the Maxwell Land Grant. He established several land companies, including the Taos Land Company and the Colonial Bond and Security Company, both in New Mexico. His interests were in land speculation, mining, and controlling water rights in the Taos area. He obtained the Antonio Martinez land grant in 1913. He died 4 July 1923, a victim of murder.

From the guide to the Arthur Rochford Manby Papers, 1716-1935, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)

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