Howard G. Buffett
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Buffett at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on October 24, 2011
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| Born | December 16, 1954 |
| Residence | Decatur, Illinois |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Sue Duncan (1977-?; divorced) Devon G. Buffett |
| Children | Howard Warren Buffett |
| Parent(s) |
Warren Buffett Susan Thompson |
| Relatives |
Howard Buffett (grandfather) Susan Alice Buffett (sister) Peter Buffett (brother) |
Howard Graham Buffett (born December 16, 1954) is an American businessman, former politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist. He is the middle child of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. He is named after Howard Buffett, his grandfather, and Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett's favorite professor.
Howard G. Buffett grew up in Omaha, Nebraska with two siblings: sister Susan and brother Peter. He has been active in business, politics, agriculture, conservation, photography, and philanthropy. In August 1977, he married Marcia Sue Duncan. Also in 1977, he began farming in Tekamah, Nebraska. His father purchased the property for $760,000 and charged him rent. He later married Devon Morse, and they had a son, Howard Warren Buffett. Buffett currently resides in Decatur, Illinois, from where he oversees a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) family farm in Pana, Illinois and three foundation-operated research farms, including over 1,500 acres in Arizona, and 9,200 acres in South Africa. He is an advocate of no-till conservation agriculture.
Buffet was Corporate Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 1992 to 1995, Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 1991 to 1995, Director of the Board of Directors of The GSI Group from 1995 to 2001, Director of ConAgra Foods from 2002 to 2006, Director of Agro Tech Foods Ltd. until October 26, 2006, and Director at Sloan Implement. He became a Lindsay Corporation director in 1995, served as Chairman for a year from 2002 to 2003. and in 2008, announced he would let his term as a director expire in January 2010.
He is, as of 1992[update], a director of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., and President of Buffett Farms.
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