Imperial County, CA Biographies

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta, January, 2007.

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ARGYLE McLACHLAN
 
                  The man bearing the name which heads this review is one of the 
well known men of Imperial Valley. He is an enterprising, progressive and public 
spirited man and a prominent factor in the development of the county. He was 
born in Groton, New York, July 12, 1882, a son of Duncan and Hannah E. (Hill) 
McLachlan. He acquired his education in the public and high schools at Dryden, 
N.Y. He then entered the University of Syracruse, N.Y., in 1900 and graduated 
from that institution with the class of 1904, receiving the degree of A. B. He 
then entered the government employ in the agricultural department and became 
proficient in the department of cotton-breeding, remaining with the government 
for a period of ten years. In 1915 he resigned from his government position, 
came to Imperial County and was elected president of the cotton growers' 
association, which office he now holds to the entire satisfaction of his 
associates. Mr. McLachlan was united in marriage at Victoria, Texas, December 
20, 1910, to Pauline V. Clark, a daughter of Robert and Pauline (Shirkey) Clark. 
The father of Mrs. McLachlan was an extensive cattle dealer and was an agent for 
the Morgan line, extensive shippers in the south. To Mr. and Mrs. McLachlan has 
been born one son, Argyle Jr., born September 9, 1915. Mr. McLachlan is popular 
in both business and social circles, and he and his wife enjoy a large circle of 
friends in Imperial County. Mr. McLachlan's grandfather came from Argyleshire, 
Scotland, to America, in 1854, and is buried in the Groton cemetery, N.Y.
 
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California," Elms and Franks Publ. Co., 
1918, pp. 377-378.