Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
Robert Harmon Hazlett
HAZLETT, ROBERT HARMON (1847–1936), inducted between 1920–1936
Robert Hazlett was one of the most respected Hereford cattle breeders of his generation, advancing the breed on his Hazford Place ranch in El Dorado, Kansas. He was president and treasurer of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association, a long-time director of the International Live Stock Exposition, and the first president of the American Royal Livestock Show, also serving as a director and its treasurer for many years. In addition, Hazlett was an attorney who served as states attorney in Sangamon County, Illinois. He invested in oil and in Colorado mining operations and was president of both the Merchants Bank of El Dorado and the El Dorado National Bank.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 107