Edward B. Cassatt

Colonel Edward Buchanan Cassatt (August 23, 1869 – January 31, 1922) was an American soldier and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.

[1] He studied at Haverford College then at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in France before graduating from West Point in 1903.

[3] Edward Cassatt ran as a Democrat for the 65th United States Congress (1917–1919) but lost to incumbent Republican, Thomas S. Butler.

[2] The most successful runner for Alexander Cassatt had been The Bard, a multiple Champion and winner of the 1886 Preakness Stakes.

Edward Cassatt was a member of The Jockey Club and the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association.