Rocking Chair Ranche
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The Rocking Chair Ranche was a ranch located at North Elm Creek in Collingsworth County, Texas from 1883 until October 11, 1896.
The 200000 acres (809.4 km²) Rocking Chair Ranche was bought by Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
in 1883. After his death in 1894, it was owned by his son Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
and his son-in-law John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
.
Archibald John Marjoribanks, the youngest son of Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks was sent to Texas to work as the assistant ranch manager and bookkeeper. Archibald was not paid by the ranch but his father gave him a living allowance of £400 a year. Lord and Lady Aberdeen visited Archibald in the summer of 1887 and found him living in a one-bedroom wood frame house which he shared with the ranch manager J. John Drew. During their stay, the Aberdeens slept in the bedroom while Archibald and the ranch manager slept on the terrace. The closest township to the ranch was renamed Aberdeen after their visit at the suggestion of Archibald Marjoribanks.
Archibald became engaged to Elizabeth (known locally as "Myssie") Brown, of Nashville, Tennessee
, daughter of Judge Trimble Brown, to the disapproval of Archibald's sister Lady Aberdeen
who regarded Nashville ladies as frivolous and empty-headed compared to sober and industrious Scottish girls. Nevertheless Archibald and Elizabeth were married and, after the ranch failed, moved to Bath, England where they had two children. After Archibald's death in 1900, Elizabeth married Archibald's cousin Douglas Hogg
who later became First Viscount Hailsham and Lord Chancellor
.
The 200000 acres (809.4 km²) Rocking Chair Ranche was bought by Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth was a Scottish businessman and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1853 until 1880, when he was elevated to thepeerage as Baron Tweedmouth...
in 1883. After his death in 1894, it was owned by his son Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords...
and his son-in-law John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as The Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician...
.
Archibald John Marjoribanks, the youngest son of Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks was sent to Texas to work as the assistant ranch manager and bookkeeper. Archibald was not paid by the ranch but his father gave him a living allowance of £400 a year. Lord and Lady Aberdeen visited Archibald in the summer of 1887 and found him living in a one-bedroom wood frame house which he shared with the ranch manager J. John Drew. During their stay, the Aberdeens slept in the bedroom while Archibald and the ranch manager slept on the terrace. The closest township to the ranch was renamed Aberdeen after their visit at the suggestion of Archibald Marjoribanks.
Archibald became engaged to Elizabeth (known locally as "Myssie") Brown, of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, daughter of Judge Trimble Brown, to the disapproval of Archibald's sister Lady Aberdeen
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, GBE was a Scottish author, philanthropist and an advocate of woman's interests.-Family:...
who regarded Nashville ladies as frivolous and empty-headed compared to sober and industrious Scottish girls. Nevertheless Archibald and Elizabeth were married and, after the ranch failed, moved to Bath, England where they had two children. After Archibald's death in 1900, Elizabeth married Archibald's cousin Douglas Hogg
Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham
Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham PC was a British lawyer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
who later became First Viscount Hailsham and Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
.