Charles Howard - Trivia, Family, Bio

Posted by Jenniffer Sheldon on Monday, July 29, 2024

Businessman who rose to prominence in the '20s as one of the greatest Buick salesmen in history, and also became a recognized racehorse owner.

Before Fame

In 1921, he bought Ridgewood Ranch, a 16,000-acre property at Willits in Mendocino County.

Trivia

He became a thoroughbred racehorse owner during the Great Depression.

Family Life

He married Marcella Zabala Howard in 1932, and they had a daughter named Lindsay C. and a son named Frankie, who died at age 15.

Associated With

In 1926, he bought the then-unknown horse Seabiscuit, which was raced by jockey George Woolf .

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