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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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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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Louis Franklin Swift | Inducted between 1920 and 1941
All five of Swift’s sons were active in Swift and Company and related businesses, and three were inducted into the Saddle & Sirloin...

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William Caldwell Warfield | Inducted between 1920 and 1941
Well-known Shorthorn breeder who produced the Loudon Duchesses line of Shorthorns on Grasmere farm near Lexington, Kentucky 1827-1907 |...

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Edward Foster Swift | Inducted between 1920 and 1941
All five of Swift’s sons were active in Swift and Company and related businesses, and three were inducted into the Saddle & Sirloin...

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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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Leland D. May | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Considered the “Father of Milking Shorthorns in America”. 1860-1922 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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Howard Mason Gore | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Served as the 8th Secretary of Agriculture during the administration of President Coolidge, and he served as17th Governor of West...

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William Marian Jardine | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Outstanding educator, President of Kansas State University, President of the (now) Wichita State University, 9th U.S. Secretary of...

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Arthur Mastick Hyde | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Lawyer, 35th Governor of Missouri and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 1877-1947 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936)...

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John Adams | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Pioneer livestock dealer in Chicago. 1821-1889| Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact & Accomplishments Pioneer Chicago...

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Jess C. Andrew | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
8 term Indiana legislator, farmer and President of the International Lives Stock Exposition. 1899-1955 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton...

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Edwin Stanton Bayard | Inducted between 1920 and 1936
Pioneer agricultural communicator, farmer and community leader. 1867-1952 | Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876-1936) Impact &...

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