Arthur Lovett Garford

Arthur Lovett Garford (August 4, 1858 – January 23, 1933) was a noted industrialist, inventor, and politician.

As an 1875 graduate of Elyria High School, he began his career as a cashier and bookkeeper before he started the Garford Manufacturing Company in Elyria in 1892 and became the inventor of the first padded bicycle seat,[1] known as the 'Garford Saddle'.

In 1896 and again in 1908, Garford served as an Ohio delegate to the Republican National Convention.

He ran and lost a bid for Ohio Governor in 1912[2] and the U.S. Senate in 1914 under the Progressive Party.

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