Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
Samuel Cozzens
COZZENS, SAMUEL (1848–1924), inducted by 1920
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Samuel Cozzens moved to Chicago at age eighteen and was assigned to work the Dexter Park horse market at Union Stock Yards. In time, he was promoted to superintendent of the horse department and placed in charge of the horse stables at the stockyards. In 1898, Cozzens launched a coach and saddle horse business. He served as director of Globe Rendering Company, Live Stock Exchange National Bank, and Stock Yards Savings Bank.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 72