Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery
Portrait of Seth W. Mabry

Artist: Benjamin S. Kanne (1897–1952)

Seth W. Mabry

MABRY, SETH WILLIAM (1831–1914), inducted between 1920–1941

Cattle baron Seth Mabry moved to Texas from Tennessee as a young boy. His father was a physician and legislator. A major in the Confederate Army, Mabry established a ranch in Llano County and partnered with his brother and others to drive cattle to market in Abilene, Kansas. He led his first cattle drive in 1869. In 1870, Major Mabry established a ranch in Idaho and later purchased land in Mason and Kimble counties in Texas.

Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 132

View this page in the guidebook

See the portraits in person · Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY