Andrew J. Swenson Papers, 1923-1942

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Andrew J. Swenson Papers, 1923-1942

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Letter presses, correspondence, brochures and a newspaper clipping comprise the Andrew J. Swenson Papers, 1898-1922, documenting his administration as superintendent of SMS Ranches.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8191687

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Swenson Land and Cattle Company

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The Swenson Land and Cattle Company (originally Swenson Brothers), which controls the SMS Ranches of Texas, was founded by Svante Magnus Swenson (1816-1896), a Swedish immigrant. The Swenson ranches are located in northwest Texas. He and his sons formed the S. M. Swenson & Sons banking corporation in New York. The company's headquarters, which are based in New York, and the various ranches, are run by Swenson family members. Swenson also founded the town of Stamford, Texas in Jones County th...

Swenson, Andrew John, 1863-1953

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Swenson, Andrew J., 1863-1953

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Rancher Andrew John Swenson (1863–1953) was born in Nässjö, Jönköping Province, Sweden, and immigrated to a Swedish settlement in Williamson County, Texas, when he was eighteen. A year later, he moved to Stamford to work for his uncle, Swante (Swen) Magnus Swenson. In 1889, Swenson married Selma Augusta Anderson, with whom he had five sons. As a rancher and later superintendent of the SMS Ranches, comprising more than 300,000 acres in West Texas, Swanson bred herds of Hereford and Shorthorn catt...