Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
Frank W. Harding Sr.
HARDING, FRANK WALLER SR. (1870–1951), inducted 1915
George’s son, Frank W. Harding Sr. was born and raised at Anoka and partnered with his father, until the herd was dispersed in 1903. He then developed a farm at Wheaton, Illinois. His Shorthorns dominated the showring for years, and he was also a leading breeder of Cotswold, Lincoln, Shropshire, and Hampshire sheep. Frank Sr. served as president and secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association and was a director of the International Live Stock Exposition for fifty years. In 1946, he and his son Frank Jr. formed Harding and Harding, importers/exporters and insurers of livestock through Lloyds of London.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 104