Elisha Warfield
| Elisha Warfield | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1781 Anne Arundel County, Maryland United States |
| Died | May 15, 1859 (aged 78) Lexington, Kentucky United States |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Residence | The Meadows stud farm |
| Education | Transylvania University |
| Occupation | Physician, Academic Racehorse breeder |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Barr (1785–1866) |
| Children | Rebecca Tilton b. 1806 Thomas Barr b. 1807 William Pollock b. 1809 Robert Elisha b. 1811, married Catherine Anne Ware Ann Elizaneth b. 1812 Mary Jane (1815–1900), married Cassius Marcellus Clay Ellen P. Caroline Barr b. 1817 Julia Genevive (1819–1895), married Francis Key Hunt Laura Ruth b. 1821 |
| Parent(s) | Elisha Warfield (1740–1818) & Ruth Burgess (1763–1835) |
| Honors | Warfield Place, Lexington, Kentucky |
Elisha Warfield, Jr. (February 5, 1781 – May 15, 1859) was an American physician and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder whom Thoroughbred Heritage calls "one of the most important early figures in Kentucky racing and breeding."
Born in Maryland, Elisha, Jr. moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky when he was nine years old. He was tutored privately and obtained a degree in medicine from Transylvania University.
On January 15, 1805, he married Maria Barr, with whom he had ten children. Their daughter Mary Jane Warfield married Cassius Marcellus Clay, who became a prominent politician and abolitionist in Kentucky.
Warfield became a very successful medical practitioner in Lexington. He was selected as the first Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics at the newly established medical school at Transylvania University.
Active in community development, in 1830 Elisha Warfield was a founding shareholder of the Lexington & Ohio Railway Company. In 1834 it connected Lexington to the state capital of Frankfort, Kentucky.
Around the time of his marriage, Elisha Warfield began racing and breeding Thoroughbred horses. In 1809 he was one of the founding members of the Lexington Jockey Club, consisting of owners of the racehorses and breeding farms.
In 1821 Warfield decided to devote his energies to breeding, training and racing Thoroughbreds full-time. In 1826, he was one of the founders of the Kentucky Association, which built a horse racetrack on land adjacent to his stud farm.
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