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Home to 378 Livestock industry hall of famers
Explore the innovators, the pioneers, the visionary leaders and notable contributors to the livestock industry. You can use the search bar to select a topic or year. All inductees are listed in chronological order (as best known). Please check out the alphabetical listing of all inductees below.
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James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. | 1951
Noted farmer and statesman, Wadsworth was a US Senator and member of the House of Representatives. 1877-1952 | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler...
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Albert Knell Mitchell | 1949
Top notch rancher and statesman, Mitchell's leadership and persona made him an iconic figure in the Southwest. 1894-1980 | Artist: Othmar...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Inducted between 1948 and 1951
The portrait of this American president was recorded in Chicago Saddle & Sirloin inventory records in 1951 and 1952. Whereabouts are...
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Simon Everett Lantz | 1946
Former American Angus Association president, Illinois politician and charter member of the International. 1872-1952 | Artist: Othmar J....
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Joseph Hooker Mercer | 1941
Kansas farmer and statesman. 1864-1937 | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954) Impact & Accomplishments Born on a farm in Williamsburg,...
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James Duncan McGregor | Inducted between 1936 and 1948
Canadian agricultural pioneer, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and back-to-back Grand Champion steers at the International Live Stock...
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Samuel Houston Cowan | Inducted between 1936 and 1948
Pioneering western lawyer and authority on railroad rates and regulations. 1858-1928 | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954) Impact &...
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Alexander Hamilton Swan | Inducted between 1934 and 1948
Statesman and a founder of the Swan Land and Cattle Company - the largest cattle operation in the nation, amassing millions of acres of...
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Calvin Coolidge | 1929
Calvin Coolidge was the first U. S. President to visit the International Live Stock Exposition. 1872-1933 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. | 1922
A statesman, the father of the modern bourbon industry and noted Hereford breeder, Colonel Taylor was a man of many pursuits. 1830-1923 |...
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Henry Cullen Adams | Inducted by 1920
Farmer, statesman and influential policy maker, his legacy was the Adams Act of 1906. 1850-1906 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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William Henry Hatch | Inducted by 1920
Farmer, lawyer, a U.S. Representative from Missouri and the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887, which established state agricultural...
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Justin Smith Morrill | Inducted by 1920
Morrill is best known for sponsoring the Morrill Act, also known as the Land Grant College Act. This act was signed into law by Abraham...
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Ulysses S. Grant | Inducted by 1920
One of the most influential Americans of the 19th century, Grant led the Union Army to victory during the Civil War and later helped...
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Herbert Hoover | Inducted between 1929 and 1948
Food Czar under President Wilson, elected 31st President of the United States and worldwide humanitarian, Hoover helped feed millions of...
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Isaac Newton | Inducted between 1920 and 1941
The first United States Commissioner of Agriculture and first USDA Commissioner/Secretary. 1800-1867 | Artist: Ernest Sigmund Klempner...
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Jeremiah McLain Rusk | Inducted by 1920
Governor of Wisconsin and the nation’s first full-term Secretary of Agriculture appointed by President Harrison. 1830-1893 | Artist:...
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Julius Sterling Morton | Inducted by 1920
A Nebraska newspaper editor who served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture and most notably was the founder of Arbor...
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James Wilson | Inducted by 1920
Farmer, statesman and the longest-serving U.S. Cabinet member in American history. 1835-1920 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...
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Edwin Thomas Meredith | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
One of the most successful magazine publishers ever and President Wilson's Secretary of Agriculture. 1876-1928 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth...
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