Английская Википедия:Henry Mayer Halff
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Henry Mayer Halff (1874-1934) was an American rancher, horse breeder and polo player.
Early life
Henry Mayer Halff was born on August 17, 1874, in San Antonio, Texas.[1][2] His father, Mayer Halff, was a French immigrant who became a large rancher in Texas.[2] His mother was Rachel Hart.
Halff was educated at the Staunton Military Academy, a male-only military boarding school in Staunton, Virginia.[1][3] He graduated from Eastman Business College, a business school in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1][3]
Halff served in the Spanish–American War.[2]
Career
Halff moved to Midland, Texas, to embark upon a career in ranching in 1904.[4] He ranched in Midland County, Crane County, Crockett County and Upton County.[1] He inherited the Quien Sabe Ranch in Midland County and the JM Ranch in Upton County from his father.[2][3][4] He raised Hereford cattle and grew honeydew melon.[4]
Halff was the owner of the H.M. Halff Polo Farm, a polo and horsebreeder farm in Midland, Texas.[3][5] He bred Belgian stallions with draft horses.[3] He also bred Thoroughbreds with mares to produce polo ponies.[3]
Halff was the owner of a real estate business in Midland.[4] When he moved to Mineral Wells, Texas, in 1925, he ran a real estate business there.[4] When he moved to Dallas in 1929,[2] he ran a real estate business there as well.[4] Halff served as the president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Halff was a member of the Rotary Club.[2]
Personal life
Halff married Rosa Wechsler in 1905.[1][2] They had two sons and two daughters.[1] He retired to a farm in Richardson, Texas, in 1931.[2]
Death
Halff died on March 20, 1934, in Richardson, Texas.[1] His funeral was held at Temple Emanu-El.[2] He was buried at the Emanu-El Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
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- American polo players
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