Artist: Ernest Sigmund Klempner (1867–1941)
George Edgar Martin
MARTIN, GEORGE EDGAR (1871–1952), inducted by 1920
George E. Martin secured his place in the Saddle & Sirloin Club Portrait Collection for promoting sales and executing commissions that helped stabilize purebred livestock values. Born in Wisconsin, the Martin family moved to an Aberdeen Angus farm in Sac County, Iowa, in 1875. He completed his study of law at Iowa State College in 1894 and served as city attorney for a short time, before taking a position as a field agent for Wallaces’ Farmer. One year later, in 1900, Martin became the eastern business representative of The Breeder’s Gazette, and by 1920, he managed all livestock advertising for the publication. A few years later, he served as editor of Shorthorn World.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 134