James E. Hyslop

James Edwin Hyslop (7 November 1861 in Inverness, Scotland – 15 August 1931 in El Paso, Texas) was a Scottish businessman and landowner, who settled in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and owner of several mines.

James E. Hyslop
BornJames Edwin Hyslop
(1861-11-07)7 November 1861
Kirkhill, Inverness, Scotland
Died1931 (68 years)
El Paso, Texas, US
OccupationBusinessman
EducationOxford University,
SpouseMaria Hyslop (née Beckmann)
ChildrenMargaret Whitfield Hyslop, Guillermo Hyslop, Mary Evelyn Hyslop, Letitia Hyslop, James Robert Hyslop, Beatrice Jessie Hyslop, Raphael Hyslop.
RelativesFranklin Hyslop, T. B. Hyslop

Children and youth

Born in Inverness, Scotland on 7 November 1861, son of William Hyslop and Margaret Gowenlock Hyslop. James came from a wealthy and influential Scottish family, which owned several properties and businesses in the UK. James lived his youth in the city of Church Stretton, England, where he lived with his seven siblings. At the age of 19 years James moved to Oxford, England, to study Mining Engineering at the University of Oxford, from which he graduated with honors.

Migration and fortune

He arrived in Mexico in 1895, to Parral, Chihuahua, as the San Francisco del Oro mining company manager in Chihuahua, Mexico with several mines in the country and 7 mines abroad.[1] In 1903 he occupied the "Hacienda De Santiago", famous hacienda built in the Spanish Viceroyalty inherited from his father in law, William Christian Beckmann, where various agricultural, livestock and textile activities were practiced.[2] It was established as the official residence of his family.

Hacienda de Santiago

By 1907 James Hyslop was a very successful businessman with investments in diverse industries such as mining, livestock and agriculture.[3] He managed holdings primarily in the State of Chihuahua which led him to become a great landowner.

Family
Hyslop family in the early 1900s

James married Maria Beckmann, a young woman of German descent, from a wealthy family of Chihuahua.[4] James and Maria fathered seven children, Margaret, William, Mary, Letitia, James, Beatrice and Henry.[5]

Death

On 15 August 1931 James Hyslop suffered a heart attack.

References
  1. "James E. Hyslop". El Paso Herald. 26 November 1901. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. "LA COMARCA PARRALENSE Y SUS MINAS" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "James Hyslop – mining". El Paso Herald. 24 May 1910. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. "Hyslop-Beckmann family papers". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "Beatrice Jessie Hyslop "Bea" Ross". Del Rio News Herald. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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