Thomas O'Connor (rancher)

Thomas O'Connor
Bornc. 1819
County Wexford, Ireland
DiedOctober 16, 1887(1887-10-16) (aged 67–68)
Refugio County, Texas, US
Resting placeO'Connor Cemetery in Refugio County
OccupationRancher

Thomas O'Connor (c. 1819 – October 16, 1887) was an Irish rancher and landowner from County Wexford, Ireland whose estate was reportedly the largest individual land and cattle holding in Texas at the time of his death.[1]

Life

O'Connor was born in County Wexford, Ireland. In 1834, he sailed with his uncle James Power, who was an empresario, to Texas. Given Power's diplomatic status, the newly formed independent Republic of Mexico granted them access to the country's unpopulated northern lands. On September 28, 1834, the Mexican government granted O'Connor 4,428 acres as a "settler in the Power and Hewetson colony". O'Connor used the property to make saddletrees.[2]

The following year the Texas Revolution broke out. O'Connor was among the first to reinforce Presidio La Bahía, joining the volunteer regiment commanded by Philip Dimmitt. O'Connor was one of the signers of the Goliad Declaration of Independence. He was one of the youngest soldiers who participated in the Battle of San Jacinto, at age 17.[3][4]

After the revolution, he returned to Refugio County and continued his old trade of saddletrees. He married Mary Fagan in October 1838. Mary's dowry provided by her father, neighbor and fellow Irish rancher, Nicholas Fagan, included Fagan ranch cattle which served as "the nucleus of the vast herds that made Thomas O'Connor one of the largest cattle ranchers in the state."[5] With her cattle and horses, he was able to grow a herd which he eventually sold in 1873 for $140,000. He invested the money into more land and was able to fence in over 500,000 acres in barbed wire and grow a herd of 100,000 cattle.[3]

Death

O'Connor died on October 16, 1887. At the time of his death, his estate was estimated to be worth $4.5 million. His obituary in the San Antonio Express called him "the wealthiest man in Texas and the largest land and cattle owner in the state".[1]

Following his death, his two sons Dennis Martin (1839-1900) and Thomas Marion O'Connor continued to operate the ranch.[6]

As of 2017, his family heirs are the 17th largest private landowners in the United States owning a total of 587,000 acres by the Texas Coastal Plain.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Swartz, Mimi (2009-11-01). "Below the Surface". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Warburton, Margaret Rose (1939). "A HISTORY OF THE THOMAS O'CONNOR RANCH, 1834-1939" (PDF). texascoastalbend.org. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b O'Connor, Kathryn Stoner (2010-06-15). "O'CONNOR, THOMAS". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Great Ranches of Texas". American Cowboy. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ Flannery, John Brendan (1980). The Irish Texans (First ed.). San Antonio: The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. p. 53. ISBN 0-933164-33-5.
  6. ^ "15 – D.M. O'Connor Heirs – 500,000 acres | The Land Report". landreport.com. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ Land Report Editors. "O'Connor Heirs: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader". The Land Report. Retrieved 15 December 2018. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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