Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
William Arthur Dryden
DRYDEN, WILLIAM ARTHUR (1881–1949), inducted 1948
The son of inductee John Dryden, Will A. Dryden took over the Maple Shade Farm herd in 1903. A respected Shorthorn breeder and livestock judge, Dryden was president of the Dominion Shorthorn and sheep breeders’ associations, executive director of the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Company, chairman of the Canadian National Livestock Records, and president of the Brooklin Spring Fair in 1921–1922. Dryden was instrumental in founding the Canadian Royal Winter Fair, the world’s largest indoor agricultural fair, serving as its first president, from 1919–1923. He was managing director of the Royal from 1936–1949 and served on its executive committee from its inception until his death in 1949.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 83