Wilson, James Charles, 1895-1968.
Rancher, farmer, Pecos River Compact Commissioner. Born in 1895 in Oak Grove, Louisiana. A veteran of World War I, Wilson moved to Pecos, Texas, in 1917 to join Pecos Mercantile where he worked until the late 1940s when he began farming full-time. He founded Texas Cotton Industries and Big Bend Gin Company. Credited with building the Pecos River Basin into a large cotton growning area through extensive irrigation. Served 19 years as the Texas Commissioner of the Texas-New Mexico Pecos River Commission. He died August 21, 1968.
From the description of Papers, 1915-1973, 1945-1964. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23366052
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| creatorOf | Wilson, James Charles, 1895-1968. Papers, 1915-1973, 1945-1964. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library |
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| associatedWith | Estes, Billie Sol. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Berkley. | person |
| associatedWith | Lingle, R. T. | person |
| associatedWith | Lowry, Robert L. | person |
| associatedWith | Lusk, T. E. | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Charles H. | person |
| associatedWith | Pecos River Compact Commission (Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rassman, Emil C., 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | Texas. Governor's Water Planning Committee. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Water Conservation Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Water Development Board. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tipton, Royce J. | person |
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