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Unknown Subject (Hastings Lumber Co. manager) person

born: [1879-01-01,1880-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_unknown-subject-hastings-lumber-co-manager_53c6c7

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Summary:  General manager of Hastings Lumber Co., first mayor of Silver City, territorial legislator, and militia major.
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first mayor of Silver City1879-04
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891)
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
mayor of Silver City1883
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891)
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
member of territorial legislature1879
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891) · +1 more
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…

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general manager of Hastings Lumber Co.
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891)
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
major of territorial militia appointed by Governor Sheldon1884
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891) · +1 more
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
president of the council of Silver City1888
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891) · +1 more
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
president of board of trustees of the independent school district
cited from He has always taken great interest in the… (1891)
May 12, 1883. In 1879 he also served as a member of the territorial legislature, of which he was an active and influential mem- ber. He was appointed major of the territorial militia by Governor Sheldon in 1884. He also served the city as …

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brought first planing and wood working machinery put in by an individual in New Mexico
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891)
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…
drove silver spike at celebration of S. C. & D. railroad completion1883-05-12
cited from In spite of his very active life and large… (1891) · +1 more
by the way is the most substantial and best built city in the terri- tory. He is general manager of the Hastings Lumber Co., incorporated under the laws of New Mexico and brought in the first planing and wood working machinery ever put in…

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He has always taken great interest in the…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

In spite of his very active life and large…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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