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Alexander McSween (June 15, 1837 — July 19, 1878) was a prominent figure during the Lincoln County War of the Old West, and a central character, alongside John Tunstall, in opposing businessmen and gunmen Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan.
Alexander McSween was a lawyer who opened a rival store with John Tunstall in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1876. He was killed by his enemies in 1878, along with Billy the Kid and others, in a siege of his house.
Jul 16, 2019 · Alexander McSween was a lawyer and cattle rancher who partnered with John Tunstall in New Mexico. He was involved in the Lincoln County War, a conflict between the Murphy-Dolan and Tunstall-McSween factions, and was killed in a shootout in 1878.
Learn about the archaeological excavation of the McSween House, the scene of a famous gun battle in the Lincoln County War of 1878. See the artifacts, architecture, and history of the McSweens and their rivals in frontier New Mexico.
Alexander McSween was a lawyer and a leader of the Regulators, who fought against local merchants and lawmen in Lincoln, New Mexico, in the late 1870s. He was killed in a shootout with Sheriff Peppin and his posse in 1878, after a brief siege of his house.
Nov 16, 2009 · The big ranchers, led by John Chisum and Alexander McSween, didn’t believe merchants should dominate the beef markets and began to challenge The House.
English-born John Tunstall and his business partner Alexander McSween opened a competing store in 1876, with backing from established cattleman John Chisum. The two sides gathered lawmen, businessmen, Tunstall's ranch hands, [2] and criminal gangs to their assistance.
