Cornelius T. Herring
| Cornelius T. Herring | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cornelius Taylor Herring November 13, 1849 Sherman County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died |
June 29, 1931 (aged 81) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Residence | 2216 Van Buren Street, Amarillo, Texas, U.S. (demolished in 1970) |
| Occupation | Rancher, banker |
| Net worth | US$10 million (1931) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Jane Lawrence Elizabeth Smithey |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Jesse Herring Sarah Friend |
Colonel Cornelius T. Herring (November 13, 1849 – June 29, 1931) was an American rancher, banker and hotelier. He was the owner of up to five ranches in Texas. He was the founder of the Herring Bank. He built hotels in Vernon and Amarillo, Texas. He served as the first chairman of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Cornelius Taylor Herring was born on November 13, 1849 in Sherman County, Texas. His father was Jesse Herring and his mother, Sarah Friend. His mother died when he was ten years old. Meanwhile, his father remarried and served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He had a brother, Emerson.
Herring started his career as a wheat farmer in Hill County, Texas at the age of thirteen, making US$200 the first year. By the second year, he purchased 100 head of cattle. At the close of the civil war, Cornelius and his brother Emerson drove cattle from Navarro County, Texas to Shreveport, Louisiana. By 1872, they purchased 500 acres in Smith County, Texas.
Herring moved his cattle to Archer County, Texas in 1878. Within a few years, he moved his cattle to the open range which belonged to the Comanche and Kiowa, two Native American tribes.
Herring sued the Texas and Pacific Railway for "damages to cattle" in 1883.
Herring invested in cattle with Bill Stinson in the late 1880s. By 1887, they owned 12,000 Texas Longhorns, which they raised over 150,000 acres in Greer County, Texas. In 1899, Herring founded the C. T. Herring Banking Company, later known as the Herring National Bank and finally the Herring Bank in Vernon, Texas. It was also in Vernon that he built his first hotel, known as the Wilbarger Hotel. Additionally, he "owned thirteen lumber companies throughout North Texas" like the C. T. Herring Lumber Company in Wichita Falls, Texas. By the late 1890s, he raised cattle in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Lyon County, Kansas.
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