Charles Stewart Howard (February 28, 1877 – June 6, 1950) was an American businessman. He made his fortune as an automobile dealer and became a prominent thoroughbredracehorse owner.
Howard was dubbed one of the most successful Buick salesmen of all time. He bought the soon-to-be-famous horse Seabiscuit. According to Laura Hillenbrand'sbiography of Seabiscuit, Howard's early car dealership in San Francisco was given a boost by the hand of fate; on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he was one of the few individuals who had operational vehicles in the city, and was thus able to help the rescue effort significantly.
In 1921, long before he bought Seabiscuit, Charles Howard purchased the 16,000-acre (6,475 ha) Ridgewood Ranch at Willits in Mendocino County. His 15-year-old son, Frankie, died there in 1926 after a truck accident on the property (the elder Howard established the Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital as a memorial to his son).[1] Used as a secondary residence, by the 1930s Howard had converted part of the ranch into a thoroughbredhorse breeding and training center. Although Seabiscuit was the most famous resident at Ridgewood Ranch, Charles Howard owned many horses in his secondary career as a Thoroughbred owner including Kayak II (also Kajak) and Hall of Fame colt Noor, the first of only two horses to defeat two U.S. Triple Crown champions.
charles, howard, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2011, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Charles S Howard news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles Stewart Howard February 28 1877 June 6 1950 was an American businessman He made his fortune as an automobile dealer and became a prominent thoroughbred racehorse owner Charles Stewart HowardBorn 1877 02 28 February 28 1877Marietta GeorgiaUnited StatesDiedJune 6 1950 1950 06 06 aged 73 San Francisco CaliforniaUnited StatesResting placeCypress Lawn Memorial Park Colma CaliforniaOccupation s Automobile dealer distributorThoroughbred racehorse ownerSpouse s Fannie May SmithMarcela ZabalaChildrenLindsay C HowardCharles Howard Jr Robert Stewart HowardFrank R HowardParent s Robert Stewart HowardLucy Ellen Outram Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 See also 4 External linksBiography EditHoward was dubbed one of the most successful Buick salesmen of all time He bought the soon to be famous horse Seabiscuit According to Laura Hillenbrand s biography of Seabiscuit Howard s early car dealership in San Francisco was given a boost by the hand of fate on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake he was one of the few individuals who had operational vehicles in the city and was thus able to help the rescue effort significantly In 1921 long before he bought Seabiscuit Charles Howard purchased the 16 000 acre 6 475 ha Ridgewood Ranch at Willits in Mendocino County His 15 year old son Frankie died there in 1926 after a truck accident on the property the elder Howard established the Frank R Howard Memorial Hospital as a memorial to his son 1 Used as a secondary residence by the 1930s Howard had converted part of the ranch into a thoroughbred horse breeding and training center Although Seabiscuit was the most famous resident at Ridgewood Ranch Charles Howard owned many horses in his secondary career as a Thoroughbred owner including Kayak II also Kajak and Hall of Fame colt Noor the first of only two horses to defeat two U S Triple Crown champions Death EditCharles Howard died of a heart attack in 1950 and was buried in the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma California Ridgewood Ranch was sold by his heirs with some of the horses sent to his son Lindsay s Binglin Stable in Moorpark California See also EditSeabiscuit a film starring Jeff Bridges as Charles S Howard External links Edit History howardfoundation Retrieved 2020 09 30 People connected to Seabiscuit An excerpt from Seabiscuit An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles S Howard amp oldid 1101666675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
