Dwight B. Heard
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Dwight B. Heard was a rancher in Arizona, along with the president of the Arizona Cotton Association. He is famous for publishing the Arizona Republican, now the Arizona Republic, from 1912 to 1929. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. He died in 1929, a few months before the Heard Museum
, a Native American art museum named after him was opened.
, shortly after high school. He began working at Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company. While there, Heard was a student of Adolphus Bartlett and later met his daughter, Maie Bartlett. In 1893, they were married. Just one year later, the couple moved to Arizona after Heard was diagnosed with lung ailments. They settled in Phoenix in 1895 and decided to make it their home.
His other business interests included real estate development and investment lending. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. In 1912 Heard purchased the Arizona Republican, now the Arizona Republic, and published it until his death in 1929. Soon after his death, the Heard Museum was founded, housing Native American artifacts the Heards had acquired during their life in Phoenix.
Heard Museum
The Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art is a museum located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. There is also the Heard Museum North Scottsdale branch in Scottsdale and the Heard Museum West branch in Surprise....
, a Native American art museum named after him was opened.
Early life
Heard moved to Chicago from Wayland, MassachusettsWayland, Massachusetts
Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:...
, shortly after high school. He began working at Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company. While there, Heard was a student of Adolphus Bartlett and later met his daughter, Maie Bartlett. In 1893, they were married. Just one year later, the couple moved to Arizona after Heard was diagnosed with lung ailments. They settled in Phoenix in 1895 and decided to make it their home.
Arizona
In Arizona, Heard was one of the largest landowners in the Salt River Valley. He owned the Bartlett-Heard Land and Cattle Company, which sold cattle, alfalfa, citrus trees and cotton south of Phoenix. He also was the president of the Arizona Cotton Growers' Association, and was credited for making Arizona's cotton industry more competitive.His other business interests included real estate development and investment lending. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. In 1912 Heard purchased the Arizona Republican, now the Arizona Republic, and published it until his death in 1929. Soon after his death, the Heard Museum was founded, housing Native American artifacts the Heards had acquired during their life in Phoenix.