Joseph was the son of James Wiley Magoffin and María Gertrudis Valdés-Magoffin.
Joseph Magoffin arrived in the El Paso area in 1856 to work in his father's mercantile at Magoffinsville having been formally educated in Kentucky and Missouri.
At the outbreak of the Civil war, family interests led them to support the Confederacy and Joseph's father served as a state senator for El Paso in the 10th Legislature.
Joseph Magoffin and Gabriel Valdés helped freight troops and goods where required and participated in the Battle of Valverde and other engagements under Gen. Sibley . Joseph eventually joined the Confederate Army as a commissary agent under Gen. Sibley's command. .
A failed attempt to court martial Gen. Sibley saw Joseph who had testified promoted to captain and permanent quartermaster.
Captain Joseph Magoffin was promoted to major and transferred to be with his brother on James Patrick Major's staff early in 1864 where he continued to be a commissary agent.
The family land and property which had been seized and auctioned off following the end of the war was in 1867 under a US Supreme Court decision ruled to be unlawful and over the following years restored to the family.
On his return he worked tirelessly and to this end he was elected Justice of the Peace, a county position he held until 1874 then elected as a county commissioner. Shortly after he became a county judge and concurrently served a brief term as alderman.Restoration of the family property was concluded before the end of the 1870's.
Amoung his other interests beyond farming was his involvement in establishing the State National Bank of El Paso in 1881 and facilitating contact with major rail interests for the El Paso district.
He was elected Mayor of El Paso in 1881 and on his second term sought to impress upon the County the need to expand civic building and services in the expansion of El Paso.
Joseph's role as a founding father of El Paso was cut short on a visit to Washington D.C. wher he suffered a stroke which he was unable to recover from.
Other sources suggest Joseph was born as late as Jan. 7, 1847.
Joseph Magoffin arrived in the El Paso area in 1856 to work in his father's mercantile at Magoffinsville having been formally educated in Kentucky and Missouri.
At the outbreak of the Civil war, family interests led them to support the Confederacy and Joseph's father served as a state senator for El Paso in the 10th Legislature.
Joseph Magoffin and Gabriel Valdés helped freight troops and goods where required and participated in the Battle of Valverde and other engagements under Gen. Sibley . Joseph eventually joined the Confederate Army as a commissary agent under Gen. Sibley's command. .
A failed attempt to court martial Gen. Sibley saw Joseph who had testified promoted to captain and permanent quartermaster.
Captain Joseph Magoffin was promoted to major and transferred to be with his brother on James Patrick Major's staff early in 1864 where he continued to be a commissary agent.
The family land and property which had been seized and auctioned off following the end of the war was in 1867 under a US Supreme Court decision ruled to be unlawful and over the following years restored to the family.
On his return he worked tirelessly and to this end he was elected Justice of the Peace, a county position he held until 1874 then elected as a county commissioner. Shortly after he became a county judge and concurrently served a brief term as alderman.Restoration of the family property was concluded before the end of the 1870's.
Amoung his other interests beyond farming was his involvement in establishing the State National Bank of El Paso in 1881 and facilitating contact with major rail interests for the El Paso district.
He was elected Mayor of El Paso in 1881 and on his second term sought to impress upon the County the need to expand civic building and services in the expansion of El Paso.
Joseph's role as a founding father of El Paso was cut short on a visit to Washington D.C. wher he suffered a stroke which he was unable to recover from.
Other sources suggest Joseph was born as late as Jan. 7, 1847.
Joseph was the son of James Wiley Magoffin and María Gertrudis Valdés-Magoffin.
Joseph Magoffin arrived in the El Paso area in 1856 to work in his father's mercantile at Magoffinsville having been formally educated in Kentucky and Missouri.
At the outbreak of the Civil war, family interests led them to support the Confederacy and Joseph's father served as a state senator for El Paso in the 10th Legislature.
Joseph Magoffin and Gabriel Valdés helped freight troops and goods where required and participated in the Battle of Valverde and other engagements under Gen. Sibley . Joseph eventually joined the Confederate Army as a commissary agent under Gen. Sibley's command. .
A failed attempt to court martial Gen. Sibley saw Joseph who had testified promoted to captain and permanent quartermaster.
Captain Joseph Magoffin was promoted to major and transferred to be with his brother on James Patrick Major's staff early in 1864 where he continued to be a commissary agent.
The family land and property which had been seized and auctioned off following the end of the war was in 1867 under a US Supreme Court decision ruled to be unlawful and over the following years restored to the family.
On his return he worked tirelessly and to this end he was elected Justice of the Peace, a county position he held until 1874 then elected as a county commissioner. Shortly after he became a county judge and concurrently served a brief term as alderman.Restoration of the family property was concluded before the end of the 1870's.
Amoung his other interests beyond farming was his involvement in establishing the State National Bank of El Paso in 1881 and facilitating contact with major rail interests for the El Paso district.
He was elected Mayor of El Paso in 1881 and on his second term sought to impress upon the County the need to expand civic building and services in the expansion of El Paso.
Joseph's role as a founding father of El Paso was cut short on a visit to Washington D.C. wher he suffered a stroke which he was unable to recover from.
Other sources suggest Joseph was born as late as Jan. 7, 1847.
Joseph Magoffin arrived in the El Paso area in 1856 to work in his father's mercantile at Magoffinsville having been formally educated in Kentucky and Missouri.
At the outbreak of the Civil war, family interests led them to support the Confederacy and Joseph's father served as a state senator for El Paso in the 10th Legislature.
Joseph Magoffin and Gabriel Valdés helped freight troops and goods where required and participated in the Battle of Valverde and other engagements under Gen. Sibley . Joseph eventually joined the Confederate Army as a commissary agent under Gen. Sibley's command. .
A failed attempt to court martial Gen. Sibley saw Joseph who had testified promoted to captain and permanent quartermaster.
Captain Joseph Magoffin was promoted to major and transferred to be with his brother on James Patrick Major's staff early in 1864 where he continued to be a commissary agent.
The family land and property which had been seized and auctioned off following the end of the war was in 1867 under a US Supreme Court decision ruled to be unlawful and over the following years restored to the family.
On his return he worked tirelessly and to this end he was elected Justice of the Peace, a county position he held until 1874 then elected as a county commissioner. Shortly after he became a county judge and concurrently served a brief term as alderman.Restoration of the family property was concluded before the end of the 1870's.
Amoung his other interests beyond farming was his involvement in establishing the State National Bank of El Paso in 1881 and facilitating contact with major rail interests for the El Paso district.
He was elected Mayor of El Paso in 1881 and on his second term sought to impress upon the County the need to expand civic building and services in the expansion of El Paso.
Joseph's role as a founding father of El Paso was cut short on a visit to Washington D.C. wher he suffered a stroke which he was unable to recover from.
Other sources suggest Joseph was born as late as Jan. 7, 1847.
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