red ▁and ▁raised ▁sheep ▁and ▁American ▁s addle bre d ▁horses , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁F . C . ▁Co - oper ative ▁Mil k ▁Produ cers ▁Association . ▁ ▁Biography ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁his ▁son , ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap , ▁Jr .) ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Richard son ▁Bel kn ap , ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁William ▁R . ▁Bel kn ap ▁School ▁in ▁Louis ville ▁was ▁named , ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Bel kn ap ▁Hard ware ▁and ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁and ▁original ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁m ansion ▁Lin cl iff . ▁When ▁William ▁Richard son ▁Bel kn ap ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁estate ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁his ▁children ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁S ill iman ▁Bel kn ap ▁Hum ph rey ▁to ▁help ▁fund ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁at ▁Third ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Park way ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ' s ▁Bel kn ap ▁Camp us . ▁ ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ' s ▁mother , ▁Alice ▁Tr umb ull ▁S ill iman , ▁was ▁his ▁father ▁William ▁Richard son ▁Bel kn ap ' s ▁first ▁wife . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Y ale ▁chem istry ▁professor ▁Benjamin ▁S ill iman , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Susan ▁H uld ah ▁For bes ▁and ▁grand d augh ter