Henry B. Sanborn

Henry B. Sanborn (September 10, 1845 – May 19, 1912) was an American businessman, rancher, hotelier, horse breeder and philanthropist.

[1] Sanborn started his career by working for Joseph Glidden's Barb Fence Company in DeKalb, Illinois, in 1864.

[1][2] By 1872, he began purchasing horses on the East Coast to sell them in Denver, Colorado, with his colleague, Judson P.

[3] They established their headquarters in Houston,[3] and sold barbed wire in Sherman, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.

[3] By 1881, working for Glidden alongside William Henry Bush,[4] Sanborn established the Frying Pan Ranch near Bushland, Texas, spanning acres of land in Potter County and Randall County.

[1] Additionally, Sanborn acquired the Bravo Ranch, spanning 120,000 acres in Hartley County.

"[1][3] Sanborn donated acres of land to the city of Amarillo for the establishment of Ellwood Park, in honor of his son.