Buddy Fogelson
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1900 – 1987
Who was Buddy Fogelson?
Elijah E. "Buddy" Fogelson was an American lawyer, Army Colonel, businessman, horse and cattle breeder, and philanthropist. Although born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he spent a large part of his life in Texas where he attended Texas Christian University in 1919 and 1920. He went on to make a fortune as a wildcatter in the oil industry.
In 1941 Buddy Fogelson acquired the Forked Lightning Ranch along the Pecos River about 25 miles southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico on which he raised Santa Gertrudis cattle. Over time he acquired adjacent parcels of land to swell the size of his ranch to 13,000 acres.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1900
Lincoln - Also known as
- Elijah E. "Buddy" Fogelson
- E.E. Fogelson
- Elijah Fogelson
- Buddy
- Spouses
- Greer Garson
(1949/07/15 - 1987/12/01)
- Greer Garson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas Christian University
- Lived in
- Nebraska
- Died
- Dec 1, 1987
Dallas
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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