Henry Kelsey Devereux and "The Spirit of '76" (16-43) - Ohio Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Side A: "HENRY KELSEY DEVEREUX AND "THE SPIRIT OF '76"" Henry Kelsey Devereux was born into an aristocratic family on October 10, 1859 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio artist, Archibald Willard, chose Harry, as he was fondly known, to portray the drummer boy in one of America's most famous patriotic paintings, "The Spirit of '76". At the time Willard approached him to pose, young Harry was a cadet at Brooks Military Academy. He married socialite Mildred French in 1885 and in 1910 they settled in her father's pretentious country estate in Wickliffe, Ohio (presently Telshe Yeshiva College). His passion for harness racing and for breeding horses culminated in the organization of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders and his position as president of the Grand Circuit. The affluent and charitable Wickliffe resident died in 1932 at the age of 72.

Side B: Same as Side A

Marker Number: 16-43 County: Lake Significance of Location: Person Bicentenial Mark: yes Website address: [Web Link] Additional Coordinate: Not Listed Additional Coordinate description: Not listed

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