Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
John Franklin “Frank” Prather
PRATHER, JOHN FRANKLIN (1859–1927), inducted by 1915
Born in Pike County, Ohio, J. Frank Prather moved with his father, a cattle breeder, to Williamsville, Illinois. In 1877, his father purchased a farm for him, and he began to breed Shorthorns. He formed a partnership with C. B. Dustin in 1891, and the men secured foundation stock from William Duthie’s herd in Scotland. Prather was a director of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association for many years, and its president from 1908 to 1910. He was active on the Illinois State Board of Agriculture, and in the 1890s, established a banking business.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 161