Campbell, H. H. (Henry Harrison), 1840-1911

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Dates:

Birth 1840

Death 1911

Biographical notes:

Civil War veteran (20th Texas Regiment), cattleman, founder of Matador Ranch (1878), first county judge of Motley County, Texas, 1891. Born in 1840. Came to West Texas in 1877 and established the Matador Cattle Company, parent company of the West Texas ranch. He sold the ranch in 1883 to the Scott syndicate and then established the Campbell Ranch. Helped organize Motley County and later homesteaded a section of land on which the town of Matador, Texas, is now located. His wife was the town's first postmistress. Campbell died in 1911.

From the description of Papers, 1869-1897, (bulks 1879-1890). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24686013

A Civil War veteran (20th Texas Regiment), cattleman, founder of the Matador Ranch (1878), and the first county judge of Motley County Texas (1891), Campbell was born in 1840, and came to West Texas in 1877 and established the Matador Cattle Company, the parent company of the West Texas ranch. He sold the ranch in 1883 to the Scotland syndicate and then established the Campbell Ranch. Campbell helped organize Motley County and later homesteaded a section of land on which the town of Matador, Texas, is now located. His wife was the town's first postmaster. Campbell died in 1911.

From the guide to the Henry Harrison Campbell Papers, S 152. 1., 1869-1898 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)