Background
Guard, Samuel R. was born on December 25, 1889 in Elizabethtown, Ohio, United States. Son of Bailey and Abba (McKinney) Guard.
Guard, Samuel R. was born on December 25, 1889 in Elizabethtown, Ohio, United States. Son of Bailey and Abba (McKinney) Guard.
Bachelor of Science Agriculture, Ohio State, 1912.
Associate editor Breeder’s Gazette, 1912-1920. Director information, American Farm Bureau Federal, 1920-1924. Director Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation and manager radio station World"s Largest Store, 1924-1927.
Editor Breeder’s Gazette, 1927-1962.
Bought Roycroft Shops, East Aurora, New York, from Elbert Hubbard II, 1939. Farm columnist Louisville Courier-Journal.
Contributing editor Kentucky Farm Bureau News. President Guard Public Company, Incorporated., Vice president Friends Kentucky Libararies, Incorporated.
Member Commission Judicial Congressional Salaries. Member Kentucky Council Churches (president), Sigma Delta Chirurgical Clubs: Saddle and Sirloin, Union League (Chicago).
Married Kathryn Darnell, October 8, 1915 (died March 18, 1940). Married second, Evelyn McGowin Spencer, July 27, 1943. Children: Georgia Darnell (deceased), Bailey III, Samuel Roderick.