Harry L. Garrigus

Harry Lucian Garrigus (August 18, 1876 – July 10, 1968) was an American animal scientist, livestock breeder, and educator who worked at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 1900 to 1942. Garrigus served as Professor of Animal Husbandry from 1907 until his retirement. Two of his sons and one of his grandsons followed in his footsteps, teaching animal sciences at public universities in the Upper South and Midwest.

Described as a shrewd "Yankee trader" by colleague Walter Stemmons,

Garrigus was an in-demand livestock judge who traveled widely to study animal husbandry and attend livestock shows. He judged horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, and pigs from Nova Scotia to Chicago and Kansas City. He advised farmers all over New England, New York, and New Jersey.

Garrigus participated in the Percheron Society of America, American Berkshire Association, Milking Shorthorn Society, Connecticut Dairymen's Association, Connecticut Swine Growers Association, American Genetic Association, American Society of Animal Production, and Eastern States Exposition. He also served as the national president of Lambda Gamma Delta. Wesley served as professor of animal husbandry at the University of Kentucky from 1937 to 1974. In 1959, he served as president of the American Society of Animal Science. The Wesley P. Garrigus Building at UK's Lexington campus was named in his honor.

Like Jerauld Manter, Garrigus was an amateur photographer who documented campus life. UConn's Archives and Special Collections hold more than 1,300 of Garrigus's photographic plates.

The Harry Lucian Garrigus Suites, a coeducational residence hall on UConn's Storrs campus, was named in his honor in 2006.

Personal life Garrigus married Bertha May Patterson (1881–1941) in 1899. The couple had four sons and one daughter. After the death of his first wife in 1941, Garrigus married Cora Grant (1887–1978).

Harry L. Garrigus died on July 10, 1968, at his home in Storrs. He was interred at the New Storrs Cemetery, on a hill overlooking UConn's campus.