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'''Milton Faver''' (c. 1822 &ndash 1889) was a rancher in the Big Bend country of [[Texas]] who is considered the first [[cattle]] baron west of the Pecos River.

'''Milton Faver''' (c. 1822 &ndash 1889) was a rancher in the Big Bend country of [[Texas]] who is considered the first [[cattle]] baron west of the [[Pecos River]].

Born in [[Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffa16|title=Faver, Milton|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=February 4, 2018}}</ref> Faver has been described as a Frenchman, an Englishman, an eccentric, and even a fugitive from the law. By one account he was headed to the [[California]] Gold Rush of 1849 but detoured to the Big Bend of the [[Rio Grande]] River. He was believed to have spoken four languages: Frenc], German, English, and Spanish. He lived like an aristocrat and wore tailored clothing from Chihuahua, [[Mexico]]. He married a Mexican woman and worked as a freighter on the Chihuahua Trail by which he hauled goods to [[San Antonio]], Texas, and [[Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico|New Mexico Territory]].<ref name=saen>John MacCormack, "Faver First Cattle King West of the Pecos: Mysterious rancher lived like nobility in arid W. Texas", ''San Antonio Express-News'', February 4, 2018, p. nA8.</ref>  

Born in [[Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffa16|title=Faver, Milton|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=February 4, 2018}}</ref> Faver has been described as a Frenchman, an Englishman, an eccentric, and even a fugitive from the law. By one account he was headed to the [[California]] Gold Rush of 1849 but detoured to the Big Bend of the [[Rio Grande]] River. He was believed to have spoken four languages: Frenc], German, English, and Spanish. He lived like an aristocrat and wore tailored clothing from Chihuahua, [[Mexico]]. He married a Mexican woman and worked as a freighter on the Chihuahua Trail by which he hauled goods to [[San Antonio]], Texas, and [[Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico|New Mexico Territory]].<ref name=saen>John MacCormack, "Faver First Cattle King West of the Pecos: Mysterious rancher lived like nobility in arid W. Texas", ''San Antonio Express-News'', February 4, 2018, p. nA8.</ref>