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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.
Alexander McSween. Alexander McSween was born in about 1843. He became an attorney and on 23rd August, 1873, he married Susan Hummer. The couple moved to Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1875 and soon afterwards McSween did legal work for John Chisum. In 1876 John Tunstall arrived in the area.
The Alexander and Susan McSween house was the scene of the most famous gun battle of the Lincoln County War, a violent struggle between two rival factions of businessmen, ranchers, and lawyers for political and economic control of the county.
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.
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.
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.
