{{Short description|American rancher (1883–1950)}} {{Infobox person | name =Guy Waggoner | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =September 21, 1883 | birth_place = Decatur, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{death-date and age|December 11, 1950|September 21, 1883}} | death_place = Vernon, Texas, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = Oakwood Cemetery,<br/>Fort Worth, Texas | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = Rancher, business executive | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse =Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy (divorced) | children = 2 | parents =William Thomas Waggoner<br/>Ella (Halsell) Waggoner | relatives =Electra Waggoner (sister)<br/>E. Paul Waggoner (brother) }} '''Guy Leslie Waggoner''' (September 21, 1883 – December 11, 1950) was an American rancher and business executive. He inherited one-fourth of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas. Later, he owned the Bell Ranch in New Mexico. He served as Chairman of the Texas Racing Commission and later Chairman of the New Mexico Racing Commission.
==Early life== Guy Waggoner was born on September 21, 1883.<ref name="waggonerhistory">{{Cite web |url=http://www.waggonerranch.com/images/WaggHist.htm |title=Waggoner Ranch: History |access-date=2014-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025113350/http://www.waggonerranch.com/images/WaggHist.htm |archive-date=2016-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His father, William Thomas Waggoner, was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas.<ref name="garycartwright">Gary Cartwright, [http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/showdown-waggoner-ranch Showdown at Waggoner Ranch], ''Texas Monthly'', January 2004</ref> His mother was Ella (Halsell) Waggoner.<ref name="garycartwright"/> He had a brother, E. Paul Waggoner and a sister, Electra Waggoner.<ref name="garycartwright"/> They grew up at the Waggoner Mansion (a.k.a. 'El Castile') in Decatur as well as on the Waggoner Ranch.<ref name="garycartwright"/>
==Career== Waggoner inherited one fourth of the Waggoner Ranch.<ref name="garycartwright"/> While living on the ranch, he served as Chairman of the Texas Racing Commission.<ref name="waggonerhistory"/>
Waggoner then purchased the Bell Ranch in San Miguel County, New Mexico.<ref name="garycartwright"/><ref name="bellranchbrochure">{{Cite web |url=http://bateslandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bell-Ranch-Brochure-Map.pdf |title=The Bell Ranch: Brochure |access-date=2014-11-19 |archive-date=2012-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808211259/http://bateslandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bell-Ranch-Brochure-Map.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 1930s, he built a 10,300 square foot hacienda on the ranch, which still stands today.<ref name="bellranchbrochure"/> He became the Chairman of the New Mexico Racing Commission in 1939.<ref name="waggonerhistory"/>
==Personal life== Waggoner married eight times.<ref name="garycartwright"/> One of his wives was Anne Burnett, the heiress of the 6666 Ranch.<ref name="garycartwright"/> They wed on September 4, 1922.<ref name="waggonerhistory"/> They later divorced.<ref name="garycartwright"/> He had two children from other marriages.<ref name="garycartwright"/>
==Death and legacy== Waggoner died on December 11, 1950, at the age of sixty-seven.<ref name="waggonerhistory"/> After his death, his two children sold their share of the Waggoner Ranch to their cousins.<ref name="garycartwright"/> They also sold the Bell Ranch to Harriet Keeney of Connecticut, who later sold it to William N. Lane II, the Chief Executive Office of the General Binding Corporation.<ref name="bellranchbrochure"/> In 2010, it was purchased by Silver Spur Ranches, a ranching and beef company owned by John C. Malone.
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==External links== *[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38366/ Picture of Guy Waggoner's house]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waggoner, Guy}} Category:1883 births Category:1950 deaths Category:Ranchers from Texas Category:People from San Miguel County, New Mexico Category:Ranchers from New Mexico Category:American business executives