| 词条 | Albert Buckman Wharton Jr. |
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| name =Albert Buckman Wharton Jr. | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =August 8, 1909 | birth_place =Colorado Springs, Colorado | death_date ={{D-da|May 28, 1963|August 8, 1909}} | death_place =Dallas, Texas | death_cause =cirrhosis of the liver | resting_place =Oakwood Cemetery | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = Rancher, polo player | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse =several | children =Albert Buckman Wharton III | parents =Electra Waggoner Albert Buckman Wharton | relatives =William Thomas Waggoner (maternal grandfather) Daniel Waggoner (maternal great-grandfather) | box_width = }} Albert Buckman Wharton Jr. (a.k.a. Buster Wharton) (August 8, 1909 – May 28, 1963) was an American rancher and polo player. Early lifeAlbert Buckman Wharton Jr. was born on August 8, 1909, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] His mother, Electra Waggoner, was a socialite and heiress to the Waggoner Ranch.[2] His father, Albert Buckman Wharton, was a horsebreeder and a member of the Wharton family from Philadelphia.[2] His parents met while they were traveling separately in the Himalayas.[2] His maternal grandfather was William Thomas Waggoner and his maternal great-grandfather was Daniel Waggoner.[2] PoloWharton became a polo player. He built polo fields on the Waggoner Ranch.[2] It was known as El Ranchito Polo Club and ran polo tournaments.[3] He played alongside polo champion Cecil Smith at the ranch.[2] Personal lifeWharton was married several times. His last wife was Lula Waggoner.[2] DeathHe died of cirrhosis of the liver on May 28, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.[1][2] He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] He left his estate to his last wife.[2] However, his son's mother sued her for four years, until the estate finally went to his son, who inherited it in 1970.[2] References1. ^1 2 [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39261065 FindAGrave: Albert Buckman "Buster" Wharton, Jr] {{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Albert Buckman Jr.}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gary Cartwright, Showdown at Waggoner Ranch, Texas Monthly, January 2004 3. ^Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 144 [https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8m29zYOU4C&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=%22buster+wharton%22+polo&source=bl&ots=L8ouP7Pe-0&sig=n67v0v03noMW_GMnwFY8qxu41Nw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sbtlVJyGJ6HCmwWAwoLoBg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22buster%20wharton%22%20polo&f=false] 8 : 1909 births|1963 deaths|Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado|People from Dallas|People from Fort Worth, Texas|Ranchers from Texas|American polo players|Deaths from cirrhosis |
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