James E. Hyslop

James Edwin Hyslop (7 November 1861 – 15 August 1931) was a Scottish businessman and landowner, who settled in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and owner of several mines.
Childhood.
Hyslop was born in Kirkhill, Highland, Scotland on 7 November 1861, son of William Hyslop and Margaret Gowenlock Hyslop. James came from a wealthy and influential Scottish family, which owned several properties and businesses in the UK. James lived his youth in the city of Church Stretton, England, where he lived with his seven siblings. At the age of 19 years James moved to Oxford, England, to study mining engineering at the University of Oxford, from which he graduated with honors.
Migration and fortune.
He arrived in Mexico in 1895, to Parral, Chihuahua, as the San Francisco del Oro mining company manager in Chihuahua, Mexico with several mines in the country and seven mines abroad. In 1903, he occupied the "Hacienda De Santiago", famous hacienda built in the Spanish Viceroyalty inherited from his father in law, William Christian Beckmann, where various agricultural, livestock and textile activities were practiced. It was established as the official residence of his family.
By 1907, Hyslop was a very successful businessman with investments in diverse industries such as mining, livestock and agriculture. He managed holdings primarily in the State of Chihuahua which led him to become a great landowner.
Family.
Hyslop married Maria Beckmann, a young woman of German descent, from a wealthy family of Chihuahua. James and Maria fathered seven children, Margaret, William, Mary, Letitia, James, Beatrice and Henry.
Death.
In El Paso, Texas, on 15 August 1931, Hyslop suffered a heart attack.