Subject of Painting. He gained a place in American history as the drummer boy model in Archibald Willard's painting "Spirit of '76." The 8 X 10 painting depicts a flag bearer, drummer boy, and fifer marching across a battlefield during the American Revolution War, and was shown at the 1876 United States centennial exhibition in Philadelphia. Besides posing for the painting, he made many contributions to the sport of harness racing in Ohio. He invested in horses, winning over 3,000 cups and ribbons and accumulated 14 records. He was the owner of the celebrated stallion John A. McKerron. In 1895 he organized the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Cleveland, which competed with other clubs, professionalizing the sport and focusing attention on Cleveland. When a village outlawed gambling, he helped to move the stables and racing to another nearby village. Born the son of General J. H. and Antionette Kelsey Devereux, his father was a construction engineer with railroads, including service with the Union Army during the American Civil War. His family was known to be well-respected and wealthy. After being educated at Brooks Military Academy in Cleveland and Sheffield College, he attended Yale University, graduating in 1883. He posed for the famous patriotic painting while he was a student at Brooks Military Academy. He married socialite Mildred Abeel French and the couple had a son and a daughter. They lived in her family's a large estate in Wickliffe, which in the 21st century is the campus of Telshe Yeshiva College. He was a civil engineer on the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad in Cleveland. He was a member of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders and held the position of president of the Grand Circuit. He died while at his winter home in Georgia. When Devereux died, he left his horses and racing paraphernalia to a pair of faithful stablemen. Located on the southside of Coulby Park in Wickliffe, there is an Ohio State Historical Marker telling his story of being the drummer boy in one of America's most famous patriotic paintings, "The Spirit of '76."