Buddy Fogelson

Elijah E. "Buddy" Fogelson (February 16, 1900 – December 1, 1987) 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 (40 km) 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 (53 km²). He married actress Greer Garson in 1949, and their marriage lasted almost 40 years until his death. World War II service During World War II, Fogelson served with the United States Army. Rising to the rank of colonel, he served on General Eisenhower's staff and was the chief of oil procurement for the Allied Forces. Immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, Fogelson was part of the United States Military Mission in Moscow. Discharged from the Army, Fogelson returned to business in Texas. On 17 April 1947 he co-founded the Pan American Sulphur Company to develop and operate a major sulfur mine in Jaltipan, Veracruz, Mexico.