Will Johnson | Inducted between 1936 and 1948

Leading developer of consignment sales and editor of Shorthorn World.

Unknown Life Dates | Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954)

Will Johnson was a leading developer of consignment sales in the U. S., in the years between the World Wars, and he was editor of Shorthorn World breed magazine.

While attending Purdue, where he was a halfback on the football team, Johnson took a holiday to visit his roommate’s family and experienced a cattle farm for the first time. The trip transformed his life, and he ended up an expert in the field.