How to Pronounce William "Bill" Hanley
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Feb 08, 1861 Jacksonville, Oregon, United States Died on 15 Sep 1935 (aged 74)
American rancher
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About William Bill Hanley
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- Hanley (February 8, 1861 – September 15, 1935), known as Bill Hanley, was a pioneer rancher in Harney County in southeastern Oregon.
- He owned several ranches between Burns, Oregon and Harney Lake.
- Together, his properties comprised one of the largest privately owned cattle operations in the United States.
- Hanley was also a progressive thinker and well known host.
- Among his personal friends were leading political figures, fellow cattle barons, industrialist, writers, and artists including Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bryan, Peter French, James J.
- Hill, CES Wood, and Will Rogers.
- Hanley's progressive political views led him to run for Governor of Oregon and the United States Senate.
- A strong advocate of wildlife conservation, much of his ranch is now part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
