Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
John Garrett Tolan
TOLAN, JOHN GARRETT (1885–1961), inducted 1948
J. Garrett Tolan was a leading breeder of Angus cattle, exhibiting grand champions at the International Live Stock Exposition for three decades, from Eileenmere in 1929 to Mr. Eileenmere in 1954. He started his herd near Pleasant Plains, Illinois, in 1900. President of the American Angus Association in 1918, Tolan was named to the Angus Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame in 1983. He was the first American to judge at Perth, Scotland, in 1950. J. Garrett Tolan’s partner in Tolan Farms was his son, John J. Tolan.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 188