Thomas, John Baldwin, 1857-1937
Variant namesThomas had several business interests in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1870s and 1880s, dealing mainly with the cattle and sheep industries. Hay & Thomas, a company formed by his partnership with Henry Gurley Hay (1847-1919), included the operation of a sheep ranch near Cheyenne, Valley Ranche. During the 1870s both Thomas and Hay served as surveyors for Wyoming Territory with the U.S. Surveyor Generals Office. Hay also operated a wholesale grocery in Cheyenne, Whipple & Hay. In 1884 Hay sold his interest in Hay & Thomas to Thomas.
Thomas also held interests in Thomas & Page, a partnership with E.A. Page; the Suffolk Cattle Company involving James B. and W.A. Crawford; Thomas & Arnett and Warner & Arnett, involving A.H. Arnett, a cattle grower in Dickinson, North Dakota, and William D. Warner of Texas; and Adams, Choate & Company in Station, Nebraska.
From the description of Papers, 1870-1893. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27798383
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| creatorOf | Thomas, John Peyre, 1857-1946. Home financing and home building : typescript, 1935 Nov. 16 / by Jno. P. Thomas. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, John B. Papers, 1870-1893. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Cowell, George, 1899-1983. Early days in Gold Hill, [undated] / interviewed by Chuck and Doll Rowan, Bob and Shirlee Gibson. | Boulder Public Library |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Adams, Choate & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Arnett, A. H. | person |
| associatedWith | Cowell, George, 1899-1983. | person |
| associatedWith | Hay & Thomas (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hay, Henry Gurley, 1847-1919. | person |
| associatedWith | Kosmos Club (Columbia, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Page, E. A. | person |
| associatedWith | Suffolk Cattle Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thomas & Arnett (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thomas & Page (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Surveyor General. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Warner & Arnett (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whipple and Hay (Firm) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Valley Ranche (Wyo.) | |||
| Wyoming--Cheyenne | |||
| North Dakota | |||
| Fort Sanders (Wyo.) | |||
| Cheyenne (Wyo.) | |||
| Wyoming | |||
| United States |
| Subject |
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| Cattle trade |
| Grocery trade |
| Housing finance |
| Mortgages |
| Sheep industry |
| Sheep ranches |
| Surveying |
| Wool industry |
| Occupation |
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| Businessmen |
| Surveyors |
| Activity |
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Person
Birth 1857
Death 1937
