Background
Guy Waggoner was born on September 21, 1883. His father, William Thomas Waggoner, was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas. His mother was Ella (Halsell) Waggoner.
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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.
They grew up at the Waggoner Mansion (aka "El Castile") in Decatur as well as on the Waggoner Ranch.
Waggoner inherited one fourth of the Waggoner Ranch. While living on the ranch, he served as Chairman of the Texas Racing Commission.
Waggoner then purchased the Bell Ranch in San Miguel County, New Mexico. In the 1930s, he built a 10,300 square foot hacienda on the ranch, which still stands today.
He became the Chairman of the New Mexico Racing Commission in 1939.
Waggoner died on December 11, 1950, at the age of sixty-seven. They also sold the Bell Ranch to Harriet Keeney of Connecticut, who later sold it to William North. Lane II, the Chief Executive Office of the General Binding Corporation. In 2010, it was purchased by Silver Spur Ranches, a ranching and beef company owned by John C. Malone.
