Randolph, Edmund, 1903-

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Birth 1903

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Edmund Randolph left Princeton University for Wyoming in 1924 and in 1925 took a homestead near Birney, Montana. He entered the livestock business with Albert G. Brown, forming the Brown-Randolph Cattle Company, 1924-1929. During the 1930s, he worked as a Wall Street stock broker with Walter Price. In 1940 Randolph returned to his homestead in Birney and formed a partnership with Matthew Tschirgi (the Antler Cattle Company, 1940-1951). Randolph and Tschirgi planned a cattle operation in Chihuahua, Mexico, and took on another investor, Prince Adolph von Schwarzenberg. Randolph sold his interest to Tschirgi in 1952 and retired to Denver where he began a career as an author. He wrote "Hell among the Yearlings" (1955), as well as articles and book reviews. In 1981 "Beef, Leather, and Grass" was published, which deals with his experience in cattle ranching.

From the description of Edmund Randolph papers, 1887-1977 (bulk 1922-1977) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 70109299

Edmund Randolph, 1903-1987, was born in Manhattan to a distinguished New York banking family with roots in colonial New England. He left Princeton University for Wyoming in 1924 and in 1925 took a homestead near Birney, Montana. Through partnerships he entered the livestock business first with Albert G. Brown in the Brown-Randolph Cattle Company, 1924-1929 using an initial investment of $10,000. The V Bar C brand was used. He returned to Manhattan in 1927, married, and worked as a Wall Street stock broker with Walter Price. In 1940 Randolph returned to his homestead in Birney and formed a partnership with Matthew Tschirgi in the Antler Cattle Company, 1940-1951. Randolph and Tschirgi planned a cattle operation in Chihuahua, Mexico on the Corralitos Ranch and took on another investor, Prince Adolph von Schwarzenberg. In 1945 Randolph’s only child, Edmund Arthur Randolph, died while at boarding school. Randolph sold his interest to Tschirgi in 1952 and retired to Denver where he began a career as an author. He wrote “Hell among the Yearlings” (1955) published by W. W. Norton in the United States and published in Britain under the title, “Don’t Fence Them In” by William Heinemann, Ltd. He wrote many articles for the Denver Post’s “Empire Magazine” and other articles and book reviews. In 1981 “Beef, Leather, and Grass” was published by University of Oklahoma Press, which deals with his experience in large-scale cattle ranching in southeast Montana.

From the guide to the Edmund Randolph papers, 1887-1977 (bulk 1922-1977), (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)