A history of Texas and Texans . ands high amongall his associates in this city. HamOton B. McDowell was born at Lampasas, Texas,September 14, 1877, the oldest in a family of eight chil-dren born to W. J. and Jennie (Corbin) father, who was also born in Texas, was one ofthe early families which settled in this state received hiseducation at Lampasas and later entered the mercantileand machinerv business. Subsequently he moved to Ari-zona, where he is still a resident, being now fifty-eightyears of age, and for many years having been active asa farmer and rancher in Texas. He is now
A history of Texas and Texans . ands high amongall his associates in this city. HamOton B. McDowell was born at Lampasas, Texas,September 14, 1877, the oldest in a family of eight chil-dren born to W. J. and Jennie (Corbin) father, who was also born in Texas, was one ofthe early families which settled in this state received hiseducation at Lampasas and later entered the mercantileand machinerv business. Subsequently he moved to Ari-zona, where he is still a resident, being now fifty-eightyears of age, and for many years having been active asa farmer and rancher in Texas. He is now a builderand contractor at Clifton, Arizona. The mother, whowas born in Mississippi, came to Texas when a girl,was married in this state and is now fifty-five years of ^As a child Mr. McDowell attended the public schoolsin-Lampasas for some time, and subsequently went toMontana. In that state he attended the high school inGreat Falls, and also a business college where he com-pleted his course in 1901. His active and successful. TEXAS AND TEXANS 2053 business career has been passed in a little more thanten years, and few men have more to show for twelveyears of activity. He went to Arizona after leavingschool and became connected with a merchandising es-tablishment there, where he remained for six years. Hisnext field of enterprise was in Chihuahua, Mexico, wherehe continued for one year in work in merchandising,and then in 1909 came to El Paso to take charge of theaffairs of the Western Woodware Company, his supervision in this establishment are twenty-five employes, and the output of this plant is distributedwidely throughout this state and adjoining southwesternstates and through old Mexico. Mr. McDowell also owns considerable valuable realestate in El Paso. He has succeeded well in businessaffairs and is a popular member in social and civiccircles. Fraternally he is affiliated with the MasonicOrder and the Travelers Protective Association. Hispolitics is
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