Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
Simpson Farrow Lockridge
LOCKRIDGE, SIMPSON FARROW (1846–1928), inducted by 1915
Born in Putnam County, Indiana, Simpson Lockridge graduated from Indiana Asbury University (later renamed DePauw) and studied law, before returning home to breed cattle. Purchasing foundation stock from his parents’ home state of Kentucky and adding a Scottish-bred bull from Canada in 1874, he became an authority on the Shorthorn breed. For several years, he was secretary of the American Association of Breeders of Shorthorns and then was a founder of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, serving as a director for twenty-seven years, as well as its president. In 1899, he was a delegate to the Farmers’ National Congress in Boston. In 1880, “Sim” Lockridge was elected to the Indiana state senate, where he served two terms.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 129