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S&S PORTRAIT COLLECTION PAGE 64 FAIRBAIRN, ROBERT A. Prominent as a breeder and importer of Clydesdale horses. He was a director of the International in Chicago and served as its president from 1922 to 1925. In 1916 he showed his famous imported mare Harviestoun Baroness to her third International Grand Championship. (Also won in 1912-1913). That same year her three-year-old son was the International Grand Champion stallion. Fairholme Clydesdales were well known on the show circuit. As a progressive breeder, Fairbairn went to Scotland to get foundation material. His farm was located near New Market, NJ. FAIRFAX, HENRY Noted breeder of Hackney horses at his Oak Hill Farm near Roanoke, VA. Born Alexandria, VA (1850-1916) of English emigrants who purchased Oak Hill, long the residence of President James Monroe, in 1852. Graduated VA Military Institute 1871. Became chairman of an engineering party in Pennsylvania and worked in New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Idaho. In 1879 he took railroad contracts in Tennessee and continued such work until 1887, building much of the Norfolk and Western, and other rail systems. He was a member of the state senate from 1890-1900. In 1885 the cultured Virginia gentleman entered extensively into the breeding and showing of Hackney horses on the 1700 acre Oak Hill estate. He skillfully bred for horses fitted in form and action for show arena and park or boulevard. For many years he was president of the Hackney Breeders Assn. FARWELL, WALTER Managing director of the famous three million acre XIT Ranch in the Texas Panhandle. It was, in its time, the largest fenced ranch in the world and extended into ten counties. In 1882 the land was given to Charles B. and John V. Farwell (father and uncle of Walter) by the State of Texas in exchange for their building the state capitol in Austin. The Farwell family was noted for their Chicago, IL business and political activities. The XIT ran an estimated 150,000 head of cattle. Walter, an ardent polo player, introduced the game to the ranch and bred many fine polo ponies. In the early 1900’s the ranch was split up. One party bought a quarter million acres. The last cattle were sold off the XIT in 1912. FAVILL, DR. HENRY BAIRD Born in Madison, WI in 1860, he was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Rush Medical College of Chicago. He was one of the most prominent physicians of Chicago and was active in civic life of that city. In 1908 he developed his farm, Milford Meadows at Lake Mills, WI where a well-known herd of Holstein cattle was maintained. He was the first president of the National Dairy Council. He died in 1916.
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FAIRBAIRN,ROBERTA.
Prominent as a breeder and importer of Clydesdale horses. He was a director of theInternationalinChicagoandservedasitspresidentfrom1922to1925.In1916heshowedhisfamousimportedmareHarviestounBaronesstoherthirdInternationalGrandChampionship.(Also won in 1912-1913). That same year her three-year-old son was the InternationalGrandChampionstallion.FairholmeClydesdaleswerewellknownontheshowcircuit.Asaprogressivebreeder,FairbairnwenttoScotlandtogetfoundationmaterial.HisfarmwaslocatednearNewMarket,NJ.
FAIRFAX,HENRY
NotedbreederofHackneyhorsesathisOakHillFarmnearRoanoke,VA.BornAlexandria,VA(1850-1916)ofEnglishemigrantswhopurchasedOakHill,longtheresidenceofPresidentJames Monroe, in 1852. Graduated VA Military Institute 1871. Became chairman of anengineeringpartyinPennsylvaniaandworkedinNewYork,NewJersey,ColoradoandIdaho.In1879hetookrailroadcontractsinTennesseeandcontinuedsuchworkuntil1887,buildingmuchoftheNorfolkandWestern,andotherrailsystems. Hewasamemberofthestatesenatefrom1890-1900.In1885theculturedVirginiagentlemanenteredextensivelyintothebreedingandshowingofHackneyhorsesonthe1700acreOakHillestate.Heskillfullybredforhorsesfittedinformandactionforshowarenaandparkorboulevard.FormanyyearshewaspresidentoftheHackneyBreedersAssn.
FARWELL,WALTER
ManagingdirectorofthefamousthreemillionacreXITRanchintheTexasPanhandle.Itwas,initstime,thelargestfencedranchintheworldandextendedintotencounties.In1882thelandwasgiventoCharlesB.andJohnV.Farwell(fatheranduncleofWalter)bytheStateofTexasinexchangefortheirbuildingthestatecapitolinAustin.TheFarwellfamilywasnotedfortheirChicago,ILbusinessandpoliticalactivities.TheXITrananestimated150,000headofcattle.Walter,anardentpoloplayer,introducedthegametotheranchandbredmanyfinepoloponies.Intheearly1900’stheranchwassplitup.Onepartyboughtaquartermillionacres.ThelastcattleweresoldofftheXITin1912.
FAVILL,DR.HENRYBAIRD
Born inMadison,WI in1860,hewasagraduateof theUniversityofWisconsinandRushMedicalCollegeofChicago.HewasoneofthemostprominentphysiciansofChicagoandwas active in civic life of that city. In 1908 he developed his farm, Milford Meadows atLakeMills,WIwhereawell-knownherdofHolsteincattlewasmaintained.HewasthefirstpresidentoftheNationalDairyCouncil.Hediedin1916.
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FERRIN,EVANF.
BorninCherokeeCounty,IAin1888,heearnedhisBSdegreefromIowaStateCollegein1911andwasawardedhisMAgrtherein1920.HespenteightyearsontheIowaStatestaffandoneyearatKansasStatebeforebecomingProfessorofAnimalHusbandryatMinnesotain1920.Hewaspromotedtoheadofthatdepartmentin1949.HisportraitwashungbytheAmericanSocietyofAnimalSciencein1961.Hewasaneminentjudgeofswine.HewaselectedafellowoftheASASin1960,andhediedin1970.
FORBES,ERNESTBROWNING
Born at Normal, IL in 1876 and trained at Illinois and Missouri, he held positions on thefaculties of the Universities of Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio before becoming the Directorof the InstituteofAnimalNutritionatPennState in1922. HeservedasPresidentof theAmericanSocietyofAnimalSciencein1914and1915.Hewasoneoftheoutstandinganimalnutritionistsofhistime.Hisportraitwashungin1934.
FORBES,SARAHP.
The346thportraitaddedtotheSaddleandSirloinPortraitGalleryattheKentuckyExpositionCenterwasSarahP.“Sal”Forbes.Shecarriesthedistinctionofbeingtheonlywomanintheclub’shistorytobesohonored.The15,000acreranchand1,000cowherd—BectonStockFarm,Sheridan,WY,ownedbySalandWaldo—becameanorganizedsteppingstoneforthenew breed, Red Angus. With the death ofWaldo in the mid‘50’s, Sal and family carriedpromotionoftheherdandcreedtonewheightsthroughtheyears.TheRedAngusAssociationofAmerica,RAAA,wasfoundedbytheForbesandsixotherfamiliesin1954.SalbecameastaunchsupporterofperformanceinherherdandsawitbecomearequirementforregistrationintheRAAA.HeractiveparticipationinBeefImprovementFederation,BIF,broughtnationalrespectandgrowthforthebreedandBeckton.CertifiedMeatSires,bulltestleadersandmarkettoppingsteerinChicagowereprizedbreedsteps.Herannualfielddaysattractedlarge,loyalcrowds.Herportraitwasinductedin2008.
FORD,ROBERTS.
Pioneer Montana cattleman and banker, he owned large ranches in the Sun River Valleywest of Great Falls, MT conducted as Flowerce Cattle and Land Company. Described byMontanansasa“Rawhide”entrepreneur.AtraildriverwhobroughtfourherdsfromTexastoMontana.Hesoldbeefoffhisranchtogoldminingcamps.ToprotecthisherdfromIndiansandrustlers,heorganizedneighboringranchersandfoundedtheMontanaStockgrowersAssn.inHelena,February9,1879.Hewrotetheconstitutionandwaselecteditsfirstpresident.Hesoldhisholdingsjustbeforethedisastrouswinterof1886-87,whichwipedoutmanyranchers.Aftersellinghiscattle,heengagedinaverysuccessfulcareerinbanking.
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FOSTER,THOMASD.
FounderoftheMorrellPackingCompanyandheadoftheoriginalplantatChicago,IL.
FRANCIS,JOHN
Apre-eminentproducerofbarrowsattheInternational.BornnearNewLenox,ILin1843,hiseducationwasreceivedintheruralschools.HebeganbreedingPolandChinaswinein1872.In1894hewaselectedsheriffofWillCo.Heaccumulatedmuchlandduringtherecessionandfrom1898hespentallhistimeimprovinghisPolandChinastock.HeexhibitedtheGrandChampionbarrowattheInternationalin1909,1912,1913and1916;fourpurplesonthreebarrowsin1910,1912,1913and1916;carcassgrandsin1906,1908,1909and1912.Hewasequallysuccessfulwiththesmall,middleandlargetypes.Untilhestartedshowing,nobreedofswinehadmuchsuccesscompetingwiththeBerkshires.HissonHowardcarriedontheherdsuccesses.Hediedin1913.
FUNK,EUGENED.SR.
SonofLafayetteFunk,hewasanIllinoisfarmernotedforhisworkinseedcornbreeding,hybrid corn varieties, and other crop improvement work. Born Shirley, IL (1867-1944),Student Wyman’s Institution, Upper Alton, IL, Phillips Academy, MA, Yale 1888-1890,studied agriculture in Europe 1890. Honorary Recognition in Agriculture University ofWisconsin1920.Beganplantbreeding(primarilycorn)1892,establishedFunkBros.SeedCoatBloomington,IL1901andwasitspresident,vicepresidentFunksGroveGrainCo.HeservedasamemberoftheadvisoryboardFoodAdministrationduringWWI,advisoryboardIllinoisCollegeofAgriculture.Hewasactiveinnumeroustradeandlivestockassns.In1940hewasappointedmembershipinChampionFarmersofAmerica.Hisportraitwashungin1941.
FUNK,ISAAC
Born in Clark County, KY in 1797 he migrated to McLean County, IL in 1823 where heestablishedlargelandholdingsinwhatwastobecomeknownasFunk’sGrove.Electedtothestatelegislaturein1840andtotheStateSenateforthe23rdand24thsessions.HeplayedanimportantroleintheretentionofIllinoisintheUnioncause.Asashrewdproduceroflivestockandgrain,hebecameverywealthy.Portraitsofhissonandgrandsonarealsohunginthegallery.Hediedin1865.InrecognitionforhiscontributiontoIllinoisagriculture,hisportraitwashungintheFarmersHallofFameattheUniversityofIllinois.
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FUNK,LAFAYETTE
Bornin1834inalogcabinbuiltbyhisfather,Isaac,tenyearsbefore,hebecamenotedforhislarge-scalecattleoperationsinIllinoisandMissouri.WhentheChicagomarketsfailedhim,hedrovecattletoBuffaloandMilwaukee.HewasactiveintheIllinoisLegislature,wasPresidentoftheStateBoardofAgriculture,wasdirectoroftheoldFatStockShowinChicago,andwasadirectoroftheChicagoUnionStockYards.HewasalsopresidentoftheIllinoisStateFair.Hediedin1919.
GALBRAITH,ALEXANDER
Earlysecretaryof theAmericanClydesdaleBreedersAssn.,healsoactivelyadvancedthecauseofthisbreedbyhisimportationsandbreedingachievementsinWisconsin.Bornin1853atCroy-Cunningham,Killearn,abirthplaceofClydesdalesandmasteredbyAlexander,Sr.Atage30hecametoWisconsinsettlingnearJanesville.Heestablishedareputationofimportinghigh-classhorses–some1300stallionsandmares.Heservedmanytermsasanofficeroffourdifferentnationalhorseassociationsandgavemanylecturesanddemonstrations.Asanimporter,judge,writer,lecturerandorganizer,heledmanymovementsrenderingconspicuousservicetotheindustry.UniversityofWisconsinin1911officiallyrecognizedhimasapracticalfarmercontributingmateriallytothedevelopmentofagriculturalthoughtandpractice.
GAMMON,WARREN
BorninIowain1845,hespentmostofhis78yearsinhisnativestate. Hewastrainedasanattorneybutbecameoneofthemostfamouscattlemenofmoderntimes.In1898,whileattendingtheTrans-MississippiExpositionatOmaha,NE,hewasimpressedbythered-bodied,white-facedpolledcattleofMr.W.W.Guthrie.Thesecattlewerecrossbreds.Hewroteto2,500HerefordbreederstoseeifanyofthemhadnaturallypolledregisteredHerefordsintheirherds.Fourteenwerelocated.Elevenofthese,notably“Giant101740”butnumber1intheAmericanPolledHerefordCattleClub,whichMr.Gammonorganizedin1900,servedasthefoundationofthisnewbreed.Mr.Gammon’sportraitwashunginthisgalleryin1979.
GARRIGUS,HARRYLUCIAN
Bornin1876atWolcott,CT,heearnedhisBSfromtheUniversityofConnecticutanddidgraduateworkattheOntarioAgriculturalCollege.HewasheadoftheAnimalHusbandryDepartmentatConnecticutfrom1900through1941.TherehedevelopedfamousherdsandflocksincludingPercherons,Southdowns,Devons,MilkingShorthorns,andShropshires.Hewas known as “The Animal Husbandman of the East.” He was a Fellow in the AmericanSociety of Animal Science, Director of the Percheron, Milking Shorthorn, Devon, andBerkshireAssociations,andtrusteeoftheEasternStatesExposition.Hisportraitwashungin1943.Hediedin1968.
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GARRIGUS,WESLEYP.
Distinguished teacher, administrator and scientist who served for 33 years as ChairmanAnimal Husbandry Dept at University of Kentucky. Born (1903-1985) in Connecticut, BSUniversity of Connecticut, MS and PhD University of Illinois. He joined the University ofKentuckystaffin1937andrapidlyadvancedtoProfessorandChairman(1941-1974).AprimemoveroftheKentuckycow/calfsystem,researchinforage-fedbeef,productionofbabybeefandperformancetesting.Heauthored“IntroductoryAnimalSciences”andmorethan125scientificpapers.Hetookgreatprideinqualityuniversityherdsandthelivestockjudgingteams.(KentuckywonInternationalcontest1968).DistillersResearchCouncilhonoredhimfor works on distillery by-products. President ASAS 1959, recipient society’s 1st AnimalIndustry Service Award 1974 and Fellow ASAS 1973. Honored many times for extensivecontributionstotheindustry.Portraithung1983.
GAY,DR.CARLWARREN
ChairmanofOhioStateUniversityDeptofAnimalHusbandry,belovedandrespectedasateacherandadministrator.BornWaverly,NY(1877-1961)hereceivedaveterinarydegreefromCornellUniversityin1899.HereceivedhisundergraduatedegreeinanimalhusbandryfromIowaStatein1905whileteachingthere.HewasanoutstandingteacheratIowaState,Minnesota, Ohio State and Penn State before his 1920-1940 tenure as Dept Chairman atOSU.Thesuccessfuljudgingteams,purebredlivestockherdsandoutstandingstaffresultedindramaticstudentgrowthduringhisadministration.Apopularhorseandbeefjudge,heauthored four well-known textbooks on livestock subjects. He was named an honorarymember of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. When his portrait waspresentedtotheSaddleandSirloinClubin1950,themodestgentlemenresponded,“Iamaproudandgratefulman.”
GENTRY,NICHOLASH.
Bornin1850inMissourifromcentralKentuckyancestors,atWoodDaleFarm,hedevelopedaherdofBerkshirehogsthatweretowinmanyprizesandre-establishthatbreed’sprestigeamongAmericanporkproducers.HealsowasanotedbreederofShorthorncattle.FormorethantwodecadesheservedasamemberoftheMissouriStateBoardofAgricultureandwasamemberofhisStateFairBoardsinceitsinception.HeservedasadirectoroftheAmericanShorthorn Breeders’ Association and as both a director and president (1896-1902) of theAmericanBerkshireAssociation.
GIBSON,H.NOEL
Bornin1878,hewasthesonofRichardGibson,oneoftheleadingbreedersofShropshiresheepandShorthorncattleatBelvoirnearDelaware,Ontario.HejudgedthewetherclassesattheInternationalmoretimesthananyotherjudgeinthehistoryoftheshow.HewaspresidentoftheAmericanShropshireAssociationwhomadehimanhonoraryvicepresidentforlife.HewastheonlymanfromthiscontinenttojudgeShropshiresattheBritishRoyal,andwasawardedtheQueen’sCoronationMedal“fordistinguishedservicetothelivestockindustryandtheBritishCommonwealth”.Hisportraitwashungin1947.
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GIBSON,RICHARD
BorninEnglandin1840,heimmigratedtoCanadain1861andthentoUtica,NYwherehedevelopedthefamousNewYorkMillsherdofShorthornsthatwasdispersedin1873with109headbringingatotalof$381,999.Theseven-year-oldcow,8thDutchessofGeneva,brought$40,600 to top the sale for her English buyer. Lots 84 and 93 went to A. J. Alexander’sWoodburn farm in Kentucky for a total of $49,600. In 1883 he purchased Belvoir nearDelaware,Ontario. HewaspresidentofDominionShorthornAssn.andCanadianKennelClub,presidentofAmericanShropshireBreedersAssn.1907andheldnumerousotherofficesofstockbreedersassociationsinCanadaandtheUnitedStates.
GILBEY,SIRWALTER
OneofGreatBritain’sforemostbreedersofthe19thcentury.Hisoriginswerehumble;hisfatherwasastagecoachdriverontheEssexandWhitechapelrun.Hischildhoodinfluencedhimtowardtheequineworld.Hisfirstmoneycamefromtradinghorses.Heopenedawineshopandbecamewealthyasawholesalewinemerchant.HewasanearneststudentofbreedingpracticeandhisresearchintheoriginandsourceoftheBritishtypeswasrecordedinbooksandpamphletshepublished.HisElsenhamStudhadmuchsuccessbreedingHackneys,Hunters,ShiresandPonies.HewasapresidentoftheEssexAgricultureSocietyandtheSmithfieldClub.QueenVictoriamadehimabaronetinrecognitionofhisdistinguishedachievementsinhorsebreeding,theliteratureoflivestockandgeneralagriculture.HisportraitwashungintheRoyalAgriculturalHallinLondonin1891.
GILLETT,JOHND.
BornatNewHaven,CTin1819,hemigratedtoLoganCounty,ILwhereheeventuallyownedandoperated18,000acresofprairieland.HewasanextensivecattlefeederandexhibitedthefirstchampionsteerattheInternationalin1878.In1876heexported100headofsteersaveraging2,100poundseachliveweighttoEngland.Insucceedingyears,heexportedwellover1,300steerstoBritain.HesuppliedmanyShorthornbreedingcattletotheWestandSouthwest.Hediedin1888.
GOOD,DR.DONL.
Recognizedasaneducatorandleaderinthelivestockindustry.BornonafarminVanWertCo,OHin1921.SpentfouryearsintheserviceduringWWII,heearnedhisBSatOhioStateUniversity in 1947, his MS from Kansas State in 1951 and his PhD from the University ofMinnesotain1953.HejoinedthestaffatKansasStatein1947andservedtherefor40years,20yearsteachingandaslivestockjudgingteamcoach,and20yearsasheadoftheDeptofAnimalSciencesandIndustry.HereceivedoutstandingteachingawardsfromKansasStateandtheASASnamedhimHonoraryFellowin1978andwasawardedtheAnimalIndustryService Award in 1982. He judged livestock worldwide and was a pioneer in promotingcarcassevaluationfollowingmarketanimalshows.In1969hewasapplaudedwhenhemadeacrossbredsteergrandchampionattheInternational.Knownasabuilderofmenandprogramsforexcellenceinanimalagriculture,hisportraitwashungin1987.
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GOOD,EDWINSTANTON
BornatClarenceCenter,NYin1871,hemigratedtoFlint,MIwithhisparentsin1874.HisfatherbredShorthorncattle,Merinosheep,andBerkshirehogs.HeearnedhisBSatMichiganState and his MS at Illinois. He served as head of the Animal Husbandry Department attheUniversityofKentuckyfrom1906to1919,whenhewasappointedheadoftheAnimalIndustryGroup.Heheldthispositionuntilhisretirementin1941.Hediscoveredtheorganismcausinginfectiousabortioninmaresanddevelopedasuccessfulvaccineforit.HewasamongthefirsttoisolatetheBangsorganisminbothcattleandhogs.Hewasabelovedteacherandadministratorwhopublishedmorethan50researchbulletinsandpapers.Hisportraitwashungin1940.
GOODNIGHT,COL.CHARLES
One of the most extensive ranch operators in the Panhandle of Texas. Established theGoodnightTrailupthePecos.Born(1836-1929)inIllinois,hewashuntingwiththeTexasCaddoIndiansbeyondthefrontierat13andenteredintothecattlebusinessinPaloPintoCounty in1856withambitionsof improving theherd. Hewas financially successfulbutwipedoutbythenation’sfinancialpanicoftheearly1870’s.Hesaved2000cattleandmovedtothePaloDurocanyonsoutheastofAmarilloandin1877becameajointfounder,withCol.JohnAdair,oftheJARanch.Itbecameoneofthemostfamousofcattlekingdoms–morethan1,335,000acreswithover100,000cattle.HeiscreditedwithrevolutionizingthebloodofTexasPanhandlecattlealongHerefordlines.
GOODWIN,W.R.
DeanofAmericanshowyardreporters.BornBrookville,IN1863,sonofaMethodistclericandcollegepresidentatBrookville.AttendedIllinoisWesleyan,graduatedDePauwAB1883,AM’86.MemberBetaThetaPiincollegeandactive,supportivealumni.JoinedbrotherbreedingAngusinKansasfortwoyearsbeforejoiningthethenthree-year-oldBreedersGazette.Heprogressedfromhelpingbreederswithsales,toeditorialassistant,editor,thenmanagingeditorwhenAlvinSanderswasappointedtotheWoolCommissionbyPresidentTaft.Hisbreedinterestsareevidencedbyhisactivityinmanyorganizations:Angus,Berkshire,Cat,SaddleHorse,NatDairyCouncil,NatSocietyofRecordAssn.,ChicagoAutomobileClub,SaddleandSirloinandtheInternational.Hiswritingsweremeaty,highlyinfluentialaswerehismultitudeofspeechesaroundthecountry.HewasburiedApril8,1918nearNapervilleinsightofhisOakhurstFarm.
GORE,HOWARDMASON
WestVirginiacattlefeederservingasSecretaryofAgricultureunderPresidentCalvinCoolidgeand was also Governor of West Virginia. Born (1877-1947) at Clarksburg, WV. After hisfather’sdeathin1907,hetookoverthefamilyfarmandgainedquiteareputationforfeedingandimprovingbeefcattleinthearea.AsGovernor,hehelpeddevelopandimprovethestate’sroadsystem.FollowinghistermasGovernor,hewastheWestVirginiaStateCommissionerofAgriculture.Heservedonmanyagri-relatedcommissionsandprograms.
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GRAFTON,ROBERTWADSWORTH
Born inChicago in1876,hewaseducatedattheChicagoArt Instituteaswellas inParis,Holland,andEngland.Hewasprimarilyaportraitpainterbutalsoexecutedlandscapesandmurals.HeservedasportraitpainterfortheSaddleandSirloinClubformorethantenyears.Inaperiodof18months,hereproduced164portraitsdestroyedinthehistoricstockyardsfireof1934.Ratedbymanyasoneofthemostprolificandproficientportraitpaintersofalltime.
GRANT,SIRGEORGEMACPHERSON
Sir George MacPherson Grant of Ballindalloch in Banffshire, Scotland, a master breederbroughttheworkofWatsontoglorybyusingthebestofMcCombie.SirGeorge(1839-1907)wasthesculptoroftypeintheAngusbreed.Theinfluenceonthisherdthroughouttheworldhasneverbeenequaled. ThegetofErica,purchasedin1861,theuseofTrojan,byBlackPrinceofTillyfourandoutofCharlotte,andtheuseofthreeproponentsonsfromthecowJiltmadeBallindallochafoundationherd.Thebull,YoungViscount,hadgreatinfluenceasoneofthethreefoundationsiresoftheAngusbreedintheUS.Manyoftheimportantcowfamiliesofthebreed(Ericas,Georginas,HeatherBlossoms,Ruths,Nosegays,Coquettes,andtheBurgesses)camefromBallindallochbreeding.
GRANT,GEN.ULYSSESS.
Sonofatanner,hewasbornatPointPleasant,OHin1822andheattendedanacademyatMaysville,KentuckybeforebeingappointedtotheU.S.MilitaryAcademy.AfterserviceintheMexicanandCivilWars,hewasgivenSupremeCommandoftheUnionforcesonMarch12,1864.In1868hewaselected18thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasre-electedin1872,andhediedin1885.
GRANT,W.J.
ExtensivebreederofAberdeenAngusandShorthorncattleintheArgentine.Born1869inElgin,Scotland,afewmilessouthoftheMorayFirthinElginshire.HewaseducatedatElginAcademyandwhilestillayouthwasarticledtoacivilengineerinhisnativetown.In1890afterfiveyearsstudy,heproceededtotheArgentineinrailroadconstructionandin1901becamechiefconstructionengineerfortheBuenosAiresandPacific.In1903hepurchased3750acresoflandandexpandedhisAngusandShorthornpurebredherdsuntilhebecamemasterof11,000acres.HealsobredasmallbutselectstudofClydesdales.Heresignedhisrailroadpostin1908todevotefulltimetohisherdsandlocalinterestsinCordova.Hewastwicemayor,fourtimespresidentofthetowncouncil,threeyearspresidentoftheschoolboardandfiveyearspresidentoftheLaboulayeRuralSociety.HejudgedAnguscattleattheInternationalin1919andwasinvitedbacktwoyearslater.
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GRAY,CARLR.
PresidentoftheUnionPacificRailroad,promoterofbetteragriculturealongitslines,anddonorof1,800collegescholarshipsandfellowshipsinagriculture.BornPrinceton,AR(1867-1939)andeducatedUniversityofArkansas1929.HeservedinimportantadministrativepostswiththeC&EIRailroadbeforegoingtotheUPsystem. Hewaspresidentof theUPfrom1920-1937.
GROVES,JOHNW.
Born near Williamsville, IL in 1849, he worked in his father’s businesses as a buyer andshipperoflivestockinSangamonCounty,ILwherehefarmedextensively.In1899hejoinedtheAmericanShorthornBreedersAssociationinSpringfield,ILasassistantsecretary.Uponthe death of then secretary Hon. J. H. Pickrell in 1901, John W. Groves was promoted toSecretaryoftheAmericanShorthornBreedersAssociationandserveduntilhisdeathcamein1912.
HAGGIN,JAMESB.
Established largebreedingandracingstables inCalifornia. BornHarrodsburg,KY (1820-1914)educatedasalawyer,wasa“forty-niner”,practicedlawinCalifornia,soonturnedintomininginterestandachievedinternationalfameandavastfortune.Intheearly1900’shefoundedElmendorfFarmsinthebluegrasssectionofKentuckynearLexingtonandtransferredhis successful California thoroughbred operation to Kentucky. The 7000 acres of finelimestonebaselandbecameashowplace.TheShorthornherdbecameimportantbecauseofitsnumberandqualityanditsinfluenceonthesurroundingherds.AtthetimeofMr.Haggin’sdeath(1914)attheageof93,thefarmwasalsofamedforitsJersey,Southdown,BerkshireandThoroughbredhorses.Uponhisdeath,theentireestateofElmendorfwasplacedatthedisposalofKentuckyAgriculturalCollege.
HAMMOND,GEORGEH.
Founder of G. H. Hammond Packing Company of Chicago and a pioneer in refrigeratedtransportationand intherevolutionofmodernfooddistribution. Born inFitchburg,MA(1838-1886)andbeganworkingatage10.AsayoungmanheopenedameatstoreinDetroit,enlargedhisbusinessasalargewholesaleandretailmeatconcernwithitsownslaughterhouse.Afterhisfirstsuccessfulshipmentoffreshbeef“inrefrigerationonwheels”fromDetroittoBostonin1869,HammondandhisassociatesselectedasiteontheCalumetRivernearanaturalicesupply(laternamedHammond,IN)foritscentralpackingindustry.Itbecameagrowingconcernwithregularshipmentsofdressedbeeftoeasternmarkets,operatingby1885withafleetofsome800refrigeratedcars.Anaturalleader,Hammondwasconsideredaheadofhistime.
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HARDING,FRANK
Born 1911 at Anoka Farms, Waukesha, WI, a premier Shorthorn and sheep-breedingestablishment. He was head cattle buyer for Armour and Co in Oklahoma City. He wasLt. Commander in the destroyer service in WWII. In 1946 he joined Frank W. Harding inpartnershipasHardingandHarding,Importers/Exporters,andInsurersoflivestockthroughLloyds of London. On the death of Frank W. Harding in 1952, with C. K. Tomson andleadinglivestockmenofthetime,heformedtheAmericanLivestockIns.Co.Hardingwasaleadingimporterandexporter,originatingthethirdcountryconceptforbringingcattletoAmericafromcountriesundersanitaryban.HehasbeenamemberoftheNCA,NationalWestern,StandingCommitteesoftheUSAnimalHealthAssn.,USGovernment’sAdvisoryCommitteeonForeignAnimalandPoultryDiseasesandadirectoroftheInternational.Hisportraitpresentedin1982.Hediedin2002.
HARDING,FRANKW.
Bornin1870atAnokaFarms,Waukesha,WI.Hewasalwaysinvolvedintheproductionoflivestock,startingwithhisfather,Georgeasapartner,thenonhisownin1903andfor65yearsshowedcattleatmajorshows.In1946heformedHardingandHardingwithhissonFrank.ForyearshewasconsideredDeanofShorthornbreeders,particularlywiththeuseofWhitehallSultan.HealsowasaleadingbreederofCotswold,Lincoln,ShropshireandHampshiresheep.HewasChiefExecutiveoftheAmericanShorthornBreedersAssn.(1913-1938). HewasaprominentimporterandexporterofShorthorncattleandsheep.In1928heincludedallBritishbreeds,particularlyAngusuntilhisdeathin1951.HewasadirectoroftheInternationalinChicagofor50years.Hewasawell-knownjudgeatmajorshowsinbothNorthandSouthAmericaandhisportraithangsintheAgriculturalHallofFameinEngland.Portraitaddedtothegalleryin1915.
HARDING,GEORGE
BornatPittsfield,NYin1840,ofEnglishparents,hespenthisboyhoodinOhiobeforemovingtoWisconsinin1880.In1869hepurchasedthefirst160acresofwhatwastobecomeAnokaFarmnearWaukesha,WI.HestartedbreedingShorthorncattleandCotswoldsheepin1870.MuchofthefoundationstockforhisShorthornherdcamefromKentuckybreeders.AnokaFarmbecameafountainheadofwinningShorthornsforthenext33years. Theherdwasdispersedin1903tosettlethepartnershipwithhisson,Frank,butsoonregaineditsformerstature.GeorgeHardingservedasmayorofWaukeshaandownedtwolargesteelfabricatingplantsinthattown.Hisportraitwasaddedin1905.
HARRIS,COL.WILLIAMA.
BornatLuray,VAandeducatedatVirginiaMilitaryInstitute,hefoughtintheCivilWarunderLeebeforeservingasanengineerinlocatingtheright-of-wayfortheKansasPacificRailroadfrom Kansas City to Denver. He purchased land at Linwood, west of Kansas City, for hisShorthornbreedingoperations.HisScotchShorthornswereingreatdemand.HewaselectedtotwotermsintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives,becamealivestockauctioneer,servedasManagingDirectoroftheInternationalLivestockExposition,andmadehislastaddresstotheAmericanShorthornAssociationin1909.Hediedin1910.
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HART,DR.GEORGEH.
Professor of Animal Husbandry and Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at theUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis. Hewasborn in1883atPhiladelphia,PAandearnedhisV.M.D.degreeattheUniversityofPennsylvania.HealsoearnedaM.D.degreefromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.HeservedintheUSDAandattheUniversityofCaliforniaanddidhisresearchinthefieldsofanimalnutritionandreproduction.HeservedaspresidentoftheAmericanSocietyofAnimalSciencein1939.Hisportraitwashungin1947.
HATCH,WILLIAMH.
BornatGeorgetown,KYin1833,hereceivedhisschoolingatGeorgetownandLexingtonbeforegoingtoRichmond,KYtostudylawunderJudgeTurner.Hewasadmittedtothebaratage21andsoonmovedtoMissouri.HewasappointedCaptainintheConfederateArmyin1862,androsetotherankofLieutenantColonel.In1878hewaselectedtoCongresswhereheauthoredmanybillstoaidagriculture,themostimportantofwhichwasthebillthatestablishedAgriculturalExperimentStationsineverystate.Hediedin1896.
HAZLETT,ROBERTH.
DeanofAmericanHerefordBreedersatthetimeofhisdeathin1936.For38yearshewastheguidinggeniusofthepurebredcattlebusinessofKansas.Hewaswidelyknownasabreederwhousednooutcrosses,butratherusedbullsandheifersofhisownbreedinginbuildingthemostrespectedherdofHerefordsofthatperiod.Hewasruthlessinslaughteringanyanimalthat failed to live up to his high standards. His culling philosophy is summed up by hisstatementthat“noanimalofanylineofbreeding,ofeithersex,havinganyseriousfaultorweaknessshouldbeusedforbreedingpurposes”.Mr.HazlettwasraisedinIllinois,movedtoColoradowherehewassuccessfulinmining,thenpurchasedHazfordPlacenearElDorado,KSwhereheengagedintheoilandbankingbusinessesinadditiontotheproductionofsuperbHerefordcattle.
HEIDE,B.H.
AssociatedwiththemanagementoftheInternationalLivestockExpositionsinceitsinceptionin1900.BorninGermanyhewaseducatedinpublicschoolsandattendedcollege.HejoinedtheUnionStockYardsandTransitCoin1890,becameageneralagentfortheyards.Heservedassecretary-manageroftheInternationalfrom1907until1946.ThepopularadministratorgreetedthousandsoflivestockproducerseachyearwhenhehostedtheInternationallunchtentatMidweststatefairs.
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HENKLE,O.T.
BornSabina,OH,hewasTreasurerandDirectoroftheInternationalLivestockExpositionandChairmanoftheInternationalHorseShowCommittee.FormanyyearsVice-PresidentandGeneralManageroftheUnionStockYardsandTransitCo.
HENRY,DEANWILLIAMARNON
FirstDeanoftheCollegeofAgricultureattheUniversityofWisconsin.HewastheauthoroftheoriginalFeedsandFeeding(1898),nowpublishedbySpencerMorrison.Thishaslongbeenconsideredtobethestockman’sbible.DeanHenrywasbornatNorwalk,OHin1850.HegraduatedfromCornellin1880andjoinedtheWisconsinfacultythatsameyear.HewasappointedDirectoroftheExperimentStationin1887andDeanofAgriculturein1890.HeheldhonorarydegreesfromCalifornia,Vermont,andMichiganState.
HEWER,JOHN
FoundationbreederofHerefordcattleinGreatBritaininthemiddleofthe18thcentury.HewasrearedamongHerefords(1787-1873)atGreatHardwick,nearAbergavennywherehisfatherWilliambredHerefords.Hereasonedthatthewhitefaceshouldbefirmlyestablishedasabreedcharacteristicafterthemoreessentialmattersofscale,shapeandquality. OldSovereign(404)wastheresultofabrother-sistermatingandwasacknowledgedasthebestbulleverbredinthecountyofHereford.Hispracticeoflettingbullsforaseasonofserviceexpandedthebreedrapidly.Hemadeexportsabroad,sendingalotofcattletoAustraliain1840.HissuccessearnedhimthetitleofthebestHerefordbreederofhisgeneration.
HILL,JACK
AsmanageroftheStockYardsInnandstewardoftheSaddleandSirloinClubformanyyears,hewaswidelyknownandgreatlylikedbyleadingstockmenthroughoutthecountry.
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HILL,JAMESJ.
Builder of the Great Northern Railroad. Born Guelph, Ontario (1838-1916) educatedRockwood Academy, LLB Yale 1910, LLB Macalester College 1914. Left his father’s farmforbusinessinMinnesota.In1878organizedasyndicatethatseizedcontroloftheSt.PaulandPacificRailroadandeventuallyextendedthesystemfromLakeSuperiortoPugetSoundwithNorthernandSouthernbranchesastheGreatNorthernRailroadSystem.HewasagreatpromoterandfinancierofagricultureintheNorthwest.HisportraitwasaddedtotheSaddleandSirloingalleryin1937.
HILL,DEANJOHNARTHUR
DeanoftheCollegeofAgricultureattheUniversityofWyoming.Anotedauthorityonwool,hewasconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialmenintheindustry.Born(1880-1951)inOhio,hereceivedhisBSattheUniversityofWyomingin1907andservedtheUniversityfor44years.StartingasExtensionWoolSpecialistupongraduation,heservedasdeananddirectorofExperimentStation1922-50.HewaspresidentofASAPandhonoredbytheSocietyin1949 as Outstanding Livestock Man in the US. Voted Wyoming’s Outstanding Citizen in1942,hewaspresentedanhonoraryLLDdegreebytheUniversityofWyomingin1947.DeanHilljudgedwoolattheInternationalandatthe1940SanFranciscoWorld’sFair.HissupportofwoolandlivestockcontributedmuchtotheexpansionanddevelopmentoftheWest.Hisportraitwaspresentedin1949.
HILLIER,DR.JAMESC.
HeadoftheDept.ofAnimalScienceandIndustry,OklahomaStateUniversityandrecognizedasapioneer inmodernizinglivestocktypeanddevelopingperformancetesting. Born in1910inAustin,MN;died1993,Stillwater,OK. BSIowaState1934. Hewasamemberofthedairy,meatsandlivestockteams.;heassistedtheco-agentoneyearbeforehisISUM.S.in1936.HetaughtatMassStatebeforestartingadistinguished40yearcareeratOSU.Hiscoachedmeatsteamswoneighttimes(2ndtwotimes)intwelvecontestsoverfiveyears;threewerenationaltitles.EliteuniversityherdsofHampshireandYorkshireweredeveloped.Hewasaleaderineffortstofashionanewtypeofhog.HeestablishedoneoftheearliestboarteststationsandwasadrivingforceinestablishingOBI,oneofthepremierbeefsireteststations.Hewasasoughtafterswinejudgeandcounselor.Heisrememberedasamasterteacherandeffectivedepartmenthead.Hehashadmanycommendations,includingthefirstportraittobehunginthePorkIndustryHallofFame.Saddle&Sirloinhonoredhimin1993.
HOARD,GOV.WILLIAMDEMPSTER
Born in Stockbridge, NY in 1836, he started Hoard’s Dairyman magazine in Wisconsin in1885andHoard’sDairymanFarmin1899.HiscrusadingzealledthestateofWisconsinfromwheatandlumberingtodairy.Hevigorouslypromotedthesinglepurposecowtoreplacethedualpurpose.Hepioneeredtheeradicationofbovinetuberculosisandhechampionedalfalfaasapremierforageforcattle.Hefoughtforthefirstpurefoodlawsandhewasstaunchlyagainst all forms of adulteration and false labeling. He personally funded the first “cowcensus”,theforerunnerofproductiontestingfordairyherdimprovement.HewaselectedGovernorofWisconsinin1888.
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HOLBERT,J.C.
HisBSandMSdegreeswerefromIowaStateCollegeinAnimalBreedingandGenetics.HetaughtatIowaStateandcoacheditslivestockjudgingteam.HelaterreturnedtohisfarmnearBettendorf,IA,wherehedevelopedaherdofregisteredAnguscattle.HewaspresidentoftheIowaBeefProducersandtheIowaLivestockCouncil;DirectoroftheNationalLivestockandMeatBoard,theNationalBeefCouncil,andtheNationalCattlemen’sAssociation;andPresidentandDirectoroftheAmericanAngusAssociation.Hewasastrongadvocateofbeefqualityandfoughtthetrendtolowermarblingstandardsforthetopgradesofbeef.Hisportraitwashungin1973.
HOLLOWAY,ROBERT
BorninBourbonCounty,KY,hegraduatedfromKentuckyMilitaryInstituteandTransylvaniaUniversity.In1851hebeganthepracticeoflawatMonmouth,IL.Heacquired7,000acresoflandinWarrenCountyandfoundedthetownofAlexis.HebuiltanoutstandingherdofShorthornsandnamedhisfarmDurhamLawninitshonor.Hisgreatestfame,however,wasearnedbybreedingthebestandlargeststudofClydesdales inAmericaorScotland. HishorsesweresooutstandingthatmanywereexportedtoScotland,theiroriginalhome.Hediedin1906.
HOOVER,HERBERT
DistinguishedwartimefoodadministratorduringthefirstWorldWar.HewasSecretaryofCommerceunderCoolidgeandsucceededhimasPresidentoftheUnitedStates,1929-1933.Anengineerbytraining,hewasamemberofthefirstclassatStanfordUniversityandheldhonorarydegreesfrom81institutionshereandabroad.HewasbornatWestBranch,IAin1874anddiedin1964.
HORD,T.B.
Themostextensivecattleand lambfeeder in theUnitedStates inhisday. BornMarion,OHin1850.Withloansof$4080fromhisfatherandothers,hewenttoCheyennein1880and founded a herd near Luck, WY. He branded 77. He acquired some 20,000 acres ofrichgrasslandintheCentralCity,NEcountry.Heannuallyfedandmarketed30,000cattle,100,000sheepand10,000hogs fromhis farm. Wholetrainloadswould loadforChicagoonrailroadsidingswhichranformilesathisfarm.HeobtainedastringofelevatorsacrossNebraskaandIowatosupplyhisfeedgrain.HedonatedlargesumstothedevelopmentofCentralCity.Hediedin1910.
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HOUSTON,BENR.
Born in 1929 in N.E. Colorado; grad Sterling High School; served four years in the US AirForce during the Korean conflict; attended U. of IL. during enlistment, Raised in a ranchfamily,hewasaherdsman,salemanager,andranchmanagertorancher.AristocratAngusRanch,withallthefamilyinvolved,wasthebaseforyearsofdecisionmakingwhiledividingtimebetweenbusiness,communityandfamily.International,NationalWesternandGWBeefExpochampionsquicklybroughthimnationalrespect.A2500headfeedlotandanon-siteembryotransplantcentergaveleadingedgetechnologytoAristocratperformanceprograms.InternationalshipmentstosevenforeigncountriesincludinganairshipmentoflivepurebredstotheUkrainein1992.Hewashonoredasthe1995CitizenoftheWest,2001AngusHeritageFoundation, CSU Lory Public Service Award. CSUgranted him an honorary BSdegreein2003.Hehasservedontheexecutivecommittee,presidentorchairmanoftheNationalWesternfor27years.Portraithungin2002.
HUMPHREY,GEORGECOLVIN
HeservedaschairmanoftheAnimalHusbandryDepartment,UniversityofWisconsinfor35yearsandplayedamajorpartinthetransitionofthestatefromgeneralfarmingtodairy.Born1875inLenaweeCo,MI,hegraduatedfromMichiganAgriculturalCollegein1901.HejoinedthestaffatUniversityofWisconsin in1903. Hewasaneffectiveextensionspecialistandpopularteacher.Hetookanactivepartinprovidingforandmanaginglivestockexperimentsinthefieldofanimalandhumannutritionwhichproducedspectaculardiscoveries.Hewasaninternationallyrecognizeddairyjudge.HumphreywaselectedpresidentofAmericanSocietyofAnimalProductionin1933.HisportraitwaspresentedtotheSaddleandSirloinClubin1935.In1936acopyoftheportraitwaspresentedforhangingintheAgriculturalHallontheWisconsincampus.Hediedin1947.
HUNSLEY,DR.ROGERE.
RogerE.Hunsleywasbornin1938andgrewuponageneral livestockranchnearPierre,SD.Youthhonorsinclude:Nation’sOutstanding4-HYouth,highindividualNationalBarrowShow Intercollegiate Judging Contest and named to“Who’s Who” in American Collegesand Universities. Roger received his MS degree from North Dakota State and his PhDwhileaprofessoratIowaState,1964.AfterastintasfieldmanwithTheAmericanHerefordAssociation,hejoinedthePurdueteachingstaffandjudgingteamcoach,1967-1981.Histeamswerefirstorsecondin657contestsandwontheNationalContestin‘71,‘73and‘78...secondin‘75.Apopularjudge,heplacedthecattleat10NationalShowsforsevendifferentbreedswhileatPurdue.TheAmericanShorthornAssociationenjoyeddramaticgrowthduringhis20yeartenure,‘83-’03,asExecutiveSecretary.RogerhasbeencalledtojudgeandconductbreedingschoolsinEngland,Austria,NewZealand,Brazil,Canadaandothercountries.Inhisretirement,hecontinuesanactiveinternationallifepromotingmodernbeefcattlepractices.Rogerandwife,Carole,maketheirhomeinOmaha,Nebraska.Hisportraitwasinductedin2005.
HUTCHINSON,BENJAMINPETERS
BornatReading,MA in1829,hecametoChicago in1853. For fivedollarshebecameamemberoftheBoardofTradeand“OldHutch”becameworldfamouswithhisdaringdealsattheboard.ThefirmofBurt,HutchinsonandSnowwasthefirstgrainandmeatpackingbusinessinChicagoandledtothedevelopmentoftheChicagoPackingandProvisionCo,whichinitstimewasthelargestinAmerica.Frombrokerageandmeatpackingbusinesshewentintobanking.HewasanorganizerandoneofthefirststockholdersofFirstNationalBankofChicago.HefoundedtheCornExchangeNationalBankwhichbecameContinentalIllinois Bank & Trust Co through consolidations. His biography is included in the bookChicagoandIt’sMakers.Hediedin1899.
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HYDE,ARTHURMASTICK
US Sect. of Agri. under Herbert Hoover and Governor of MO Born Princeton, MO (1877-1947). HeattendedprimaryschoolsofPrincetonandOberlin (Ohio)Academy. BAUniv.of MI. 1899; LLB State Univ. of IA 1900. Joined his father’s law office in Princeton andbecameactiveinlocalpolitics(mayorofPrinceton2terms).OpenedlawofficeinTrenton,MOandengagedinlumberandfarming,autodistributorship,insurancebrokerandbankdirector.In1920,electedgovernordevotinghimselftobuildingupthestateschoolsystem,penalsystemandhighways.Hewasex-officiomemberoftheFederalFarmBoardprovidingloansforco-operativeassociationsundertheAgricultureMarketingAct.In1930heorganizedandservedasChairmanoftheFederalDroughtReliefCommittee.HonoraryLLDdegreeswereconferredbyParkCollege1922,Drury,WestminsterandMarshallcollegesin1923andUniv.ofMIin1929.
INGWERSEN,CHARLESH.
Pioneer livestock commission man in the Chicago Union Stock Yards. Born Hattstadt,Schleswig,Holstein,Germany1836-1919.TheentirefamilycametoAmericain1852,settlinginClintonCounty,IA.WithhisolderbrotherHenrytheystartedfarming,feedingcattleandhogs,andbuying livestockontheside. In1870and1871,CharleswaselectedsheriffofClintonCo.havingpreviouslyservedasCountySupervisor.Aftersomebadlivestockbuysin1872,thebrothersclosedouttheirClintonCointerests,proceededtoChicagoandstartedastraightcommissionbusiness.Thebrothersestablishedapermanentpartnershipin1873whichlasteduntiltheyretiredin1901.CharlesremainedinChicagountilhisdeathin1910andwasinternedatLyonsnearClinton.
INGWERSEN,EMIL
ProminentontheChicagomarketasheadcattlebuyerforSwiftandCompany.Afterretiringfromthepackingbusiness,hebecameacommissionmanonthemarket. HeservedasadirectoroftheInternationalLivestockExpositionformanyyearsandwasinchargeofthecarlotshow.
INGWERSEN,HENRYC.
With brother, Charles, founded Ingwersen, Humbert and Compton Commission firm atChicagoUnionStockYards.BornHattstadt,Schleswig-Holstein,Germanyin1829.SettledwithfamilyonfarmwestofClinton,IA.Farmed,fedcattleandhogs,andbuyinglivestock.EstablishedpartnershipwithbrotherCharlesin1873inChicagocommissionbusiness.TheirwidespreadacquaintancewithGermansettlersineasternandcentralIowaproducedathrivingbusinesswithloyalconsignorswhogavethemstrongannualsupport.Attheheightoftheirbusinesstheyhandledover7000loadsoflivestockannually.In1895thebrothersbecamefinanciallyinterestedinIowaPackingCoofSabula,laterClinton,IA.Theysoldtheirinterestin1900.Thefollowingyeartheyretiredandtheirsonsboughtthecommissionbusiness.HenrylivedinClintonuntilhisdeathin1907.
HUMPHREY,GEORGECOLVIN
He served as chairman of the Animal Husbandry Department, University ofWisconsinfor35yearsandplayedamajorpartinthetransitionofthestatefromgeneral farming to dairy. Born 1875 in Lenawee Co, MI, he graduated fromMichigan Agricultural College in 1901. He joined the staff at University ofWisconsinin1903.Hewasaneffectiveextensionspecialistandpopularteacher.Hetookanactivepartinprovidingforandmanaginglivestockexperimentsinthefieldofanimalandhumannutritionwhichproducedspectaculardiscoveries.Hewasaninternationallyrecognizeddairyjudge.HumphreywaselectedpresidentofAmericanSocietyofAnimalProductionin1933.HisportraitwaspresentedtotheSaddleandSirloinClubin1935.In1936acopyoftheportraitwaspresentedforhangingintheAgriculturalHallontheWisconsincampus.Hediedin1947.
HUTCHINSON,BENJAMINPETERS
Born at Reading, MA in 1829, he came to Chicago in 1853. For five dollars hebecameamemberoftheBoardofTradeand“OldHutch”becameworldfamouswithhisdaringdealsattheboard.ThefirmofBurt,HutchinsonandSnowwasthefirstgrainandmeatpackingbusinessinChicagoandledtothedevelopmentoftheChicagoPackingandProvisionCo,whichinitstimewasthelargestinAmerica.Frombrokerageandmeatpackingbusinesshewent intobanking. HewasanorganizerandoneofthefirststockholdersofFirstNationalBankofChicago.HefoundedtheCornExchangeNationalBankwhichbecameContinentalIllinoisBank&TrustCothroughconsolidations.HisbiographyisincludedinthebookChicagoandIt’sMakers.Hediedin1899.
HYDE,ARTHURMASTICK
US Sect. of Agri. under Herbert Hoover and Governor of MO Born Princeton,MO(1877-1947). HeattendedprimaryschoolsofPrincetonandOberlin(Ohio)Academy.BAUniv.ofMI.1899;LLBStateUniv.ofIA1900.Joinedhisfather’slawofficeinPrincetonandbecameactiveinlocalpolitics(mayorofPrinceton2terms).OpenedlawofficeinTrenton,MOandengagedinlumberandfarming,autodistributorship,insurancebrokerandbankdirector.In1920,electedgovernordevotinghimselftobuildingupthestateschoolsystem,penalsystemandhighways.He was ex-officio member of the Federal Farm Board providing loans for co-operativeassociationsundertheAgricultureMarketingAct.In1930heorganizedandservedasChairmanoftheFederalDroughtReliefCommittee.HonoraryLLDdegreeswereconferredbyParkCollege1922,Drury,WestminsterandMarshallcollegesin1923andUniv.ofMIin1929.
INGWERSEN,CHARLESH.
Pioneer livestock commission man in the Chicago Union Stock Yards. BornHattstadt, Schleswig, Holstein, Germany 1836-1919. The entire family came toAmericain1852,settlinginClintonCounty,IA.WithhisolderbrotherHenrytheystartedfarming,feedingcattleandhogs,andbuyinglivestockontheside.In1870and1871,CharleswaselectedsheriffofClintonCo.havingpreviouslyservedasCountySupervisor.Aftersomebadlivestockbuysin1872,thebrothersclosedouttheirClintonCointerests,proceededtoChicagoandstartedastraightcommissionbusiness.Thebrothersestablishedapermanentpartnershipin1873whichlasteduntiltheyretiredin1901.CharlesremainedinChicagountilhisdeathin1910andwasinternedatLyonsnearClinton.
