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'''John Simpson Chisum''' (August 16, 1824 – December 22, 1884) was perhaps the most successful open range cattleman of  the American frontier.

'''John Simpson Chisum''' (August 16, 1824 – December 22, 1884) was perhaps the most successful open range [[cattle]]man of  the American frontier.

Constantly under attack by rustlers, Chisum operated a ranch in the [[New Mexico]] Territory which stretched for two hundred miles along the Pecos River. At times, his herds numbered eighty thousand. He acquired such sobriquets as the “Cattle King of the Pecos,” the “Stock King of New Mexico,” the “Cattle King of the West,” and even the “Cattle King of America.”<ref name=caprockchronicles>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180929/caprock-chronicles-john-chisum-frontier-cattle-king-of-texas|title=JohnChisum: Frontier Cattle King of Texas|publisher=''Caprock Chronicles'' reprinted in ''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|author=Bill O'Neal|date=September 30, 2018|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}</ref>

Constantly under attack by rustlers, Chisum operated a ranch in the [[New Mexico]] Territory which stretched for two hundred miles along the Pecos River. At times, his herds numbered eighty thousand. He acquired such sobriquets as the “Cattle King of the Pecos,” the “Stock King of New Mexico,” the “Cattle King of the West,” and even the “Cattle King of America.”<ref name=caprockchronicles>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180929/caprock-chronicles-john-chisum-frontier-cattle-king-of-texas|title=JohnChisum: Frontier Cattle King of Texas|publisher=''Caprock Chronicles'' reprinted in ''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|author=Bill O'Neal|date=September 30, 2018|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}</ref>