Wickliffe in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Henry Kelsey Devereux and “The Spirit of ’76”
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 5, 2019
1. Henry Kelsey Devereux Marker
Inscription.
Henry Kelsey Devereux and “The Spirit of ’76”. . Henry Kelsey Devereux was born into an aristocratic family on October 10, 1860 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.
Henry Kelsey Devereux was born into an
aristocratic family on October 10, 1860 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.
Erected 2002 by the Wickliffe Historical Society, the City of Wickliffe, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-43.)
W. Marker is in Wickliffe, Ohio, in Lake County. Marker is at the intersection of Bishop Road (U.S. 84) and Nuttwood Lane, on the left when traveling south on Bishop Road. It is at the Bishop Road entrance to Coulby Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: across from 2520 Bishop Road, Wickliffe OH 44092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
This 18 by 24 inch oil painting is located at Abbot Hall in Marblehead Massachusetts. Photographic reproduction via Wikipedia Commons.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
