Patrick H. Landergin

Patrick H. Landergin
Born March 3, 1854
Oxford, New York, U.S.
Died March 4, 1929 (1929-03-05) (aged 75)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death influenza
Resting place Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Rancher, politician, banker
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Mary Louisa Corbin
Children 2 daughters

Patrick H. Landergin (March 3, 1854 – March 4, 1929) was an American politician, rancher, banker and philanthropist. He served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1903. With his brother John, he was the co-owner of the LS Ranch and the XIT Ranch in Texas. By the time of his death, he was "one of the best known cattlemen in the United States."[1]

Early life

Patrick H. Landergin was born on March 3, 1854 in Oxford, New York.[2] His parents were immigrants from Ireland.[2] He had a brother, John.[3] He grew up on a farm in New York state.[1]

Career

Landergin drove cattle on the Chisholm Trail in 1871.[3] Shortly after, he raised cattle with his brother near Coffeyville, Kansas and later Greenwood County, Kansas.[3]

Landergin joined the Democratic Party.[2] He was elected as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1903.[3]

By 1907, Landergin and his brother purchased 100,000 acres from the LS Ranch in Texas.[3] They purchased the XIT Ranch in 1916.[3] When his brother died in 1923, Landergin became the sole proprietor of their ranching interests.[3] One of his sons-in-law, Grady Nobles, worked on his ranches.[1] Meanwhile, Landergin served as the President of the Kansas National Livestock Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.[3] Additionally, he served as the President of the Panhandle Livestock Association.[4]

Landergin served as the President of the First State Bank of Vega, Texas.[3] He also served on the Boards of Directors of the Eureka Bank of Eureka, Kansas.[3] Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors of the Glen Rio Oil Company.[5]

Philanthropy

Landergin was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fairmount College, later known as Wichita State University, in 1914.[6]

By 1917, Landergin served on the Board of Directors of the Red Cross of Amarillo.[3] Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors of the Llano Cemetery Association.[3] He was also a member of the Rotary Club.[3] Additionally, he donated the bells of the First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo.[3]

Personal life

The Landergin-Harrington House in Amarillo, Texas.

Landergin married Mary Louisa Corbin on November 25, 1886.[7] They had two daughters, Alice and Harriet.[7] They built a mansion at 1600 Polk Street in Amarillo, Texas.[3] Landergin was widowed in 1913.[3]

Landergin was Presbyterian.[3]

Death and legacy

Landergin died of influenza on March 4, 1929.[2] He was buried at the Llano Cemetery in Amarillo.[2] By the time of his death, he was "one of the best known cattlemen in the United States."[1]

Landergin's mansion in Amarillo is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Funeral Rites For Landergin May Be Held Thursday. Pioneer Ranch and Cattleman Dies At Home. Well Known Over Nation. Pat Landergin Unexpectedly Passes Away After Week's Illness". The Amarillo Globes-Times. Amarillo, Texas. March 5, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, H. Allen (June 15, 2010). "LANDERGIN BROTHERS". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Thompson, Bette (May 21, 1976). "Amarillo Profiles". The Amarillo Globes-Times. Amarillo, Texas. p. 27. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cowboys Will Be Present In Numbers at Tri-State Fair". The Canyon News. Canyon, Texas. September 8, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Soon To Begin Drilling.". The Wichita Beacon. Wichita, Kansas. May 21, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Landergin Heads Board of Fairmount College". The Wichita Beacon. Wichita, Kansas. June 5, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 Lawson, Harvey Merrill (1905). History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline), Mass. and Woodstock, Conn. with Notices of Other Lines of Corbins. Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Press. p. 174. OCLC 6647187. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "Landergin-Harrington House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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