Emory Cobb | Inducted by 1915
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A pioneer in communications, Cobb was a sought after leader that served on several boards including the American Shorthorn Association...
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John Harrison Skinner | Inducted by 1915
Purdue University's first dean of the school of agriculture. 1874-1942 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...
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James W. Judy | Inducted by 1915
Illinois agriculture leader who helped establish the Illinois State Fair and a respected Shorthorn auctioneer. 1822-1916 | Artist: Robert...
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John Dean Gillett | Inducted by 1915
Illinois farmer who built the reputation of being one of the most influential fat stockmen of his day. 1819-1888 | Artist: Robert...
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Richard Albert Gibson | Inducted by 1915
Famed Canadian farm manager who introduced Shorthorns to New York. 1840-1911 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...
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J. Frank Prather | Inducted by 1915
Prominent central Illinois Shorthorn breeder and active on the Illinois State Board of Agriculture. 1859-1927 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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Marquis de Lafayette Funk | Inducted by 1915
Illinois statesman and one of the founders of the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. 1834-1919 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936)...
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James Ironside Davidson | Inducted by 1915
Canadian parliament member and famed Shorthorn cattle and Clydesdale horse importer/breeder. 1818-1902 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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Charles F. Curtiss | Inducted by 1915
Iowa State University's first professor of animal husbandry who went on to become Dean of Agriculture and left a legacy of outstanding...
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Simpson Farrow Lockridge | Inducted by 1915
Indiana State Senator, lawyer and founder of the American Shorthorn Breeders' Association. 1846-1928 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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William Alexander Harris | Inducted by 1915
Kansas statesman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and established a reputation as a renowned breeder of...
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Charles E. Leonard | Inducted by 1915
Missouri Shorthorn breeder and leader in helping form the American Shorthorn Record. 1839-1916 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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Lewis Falley Allen | Inducted by 1915
New York legislator, Shorthorn breeder and founder of the first Shorthorn registry in the United States. 1800-1890 | Artist: Robert...
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Benjamin Franklin Van Meter | Inducted by 1915
Noted Shorthorn breeder and the first vice president of the American Shorthorn Association. 1834-1927 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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Nehemiah Palmer Clarke | Inducted by 1915
Lumber businessman, noted Clydesdale breeder and president of the Clydesdale Association and the Minnesota Board of Agriculture....
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Nicholas Hocker Gentry | Inducted by 1915
One of the most decorated Berkshire breeders of his generation and labeled a "master breeder". 1850-1933 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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James Henry Pickrell | Inducted by 1915
The first president of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, and later its secretary. 1834-1901 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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Charles Sumner Plumb | Inducted by 1915
Leading animal sciences educator at Ohio State University and helped formed the Indiana State Dairy Association. 1860-1939 | Artist:...
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Frank W. Harding, Sr. | Inducted 1915
Accomplished Shorthorn breeder and director of the International Live Stock Exposition for fifty years. 1850-1914 | Artist: Robert...
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Henry Francis Brown | Inducted by 1915
Successful capitalist and Shorthorn breeder. 1837-1912 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact & Accomplishments A wealthy...
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