George Buffett
Born 1928 · Age 98
American businessman and Republican politician from New Mexico; owner/founder of B&H Company and Buffett's Candies; served in the New Mexico House of Representatives (1979–2002); cousin of Warren Buffett.
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Attended University of New Mexico (attendance)
Buffett attended the University of New Mexico (exact years not specified in source).
Attended 1952 Republican National Convention (Chicago)
Buffett attended the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago — an early political engagement.
Founded B&H Company
Founded B&H Company, a concessions business that ran stands at fiestas, fairs and other local venues across New Mexico.
B&H began running concessions at state events (approx.)
B&H Company began operating concessions at various state fiestas and fairs as the business expanded regionally (year approximate based on early post-founding expansion).
Married Jeanette Franzen (approx.)
Infobox lists spouse Jeanette Franzen; source does not provide a marriage year — year given as an estimate.
Founded Buffett's Candies
Launched Buffett's Candies, a retail/production candy business that became one of Buffett's best-known ventures.
Founded Popcorn Cannery (approx.)
Source states George founded the Popcorn Cannery (pre-popped/flavored popcorn distributed in Albuquerque); exact year not given — estimate placed c.1960.
B&H began concessions at Albuquerque Zoo (estimated start)
B&H ran the concessions at the ABQ Zoo for 16 years according to the source; start year is not given and is estimated here to provide a dated milestone.
B&H Wholesale regional distribution expansion (approx.)
B&H Company evolved into B&H Wholesale, expanding distribution across New Mexico and into parts of AZ, CO, OK, TX and UT. Year is approximate (expansion described in source).
B&H began concessions at ABQ Dukes (estimated start)
Source states B&H ran concessions at the Albuquerque Dukes for 18 years; start year not given — estimated here to situate the 18-year run.
Began service in New Mexico House of Representatives
Elected as a Republican member of the New Mexico House representing the 24th district; in office from 1979.
Completed ABQ Zoo concessions run (estimated end)
Based on source's note that B&H ran ABQ Zoo concessions for 16 years, this event marks an estimated end of that run. (Exact years were not specified in source.)
Launched 'Buffett's Bullets' political newsletter
Started the political newsletter 'Buffett's Bullets' to educate New Mexicans on state politics; the newsletter ran 1989–2008.
Completed ABQ Dukes concessions run (estimated end)
Marked here as the estimated end year of the 18-year concessions run for the Albuquerque Dukes described by the source (exact years not provided).
Ended service in New Mexico House of Representatives
Concluded 24 years of service as a State Representative (1979–2002); described as an arch-conservative fiscal conservative in office.
Became Republican National Committeeman for New Mexico
Served as the Republican National Committeeman for the State of New Mexico (term noted as 2004–2008).
Disclosure: ownership of Berkshire Hathaway shares listed (legislative filing)
Legislative financial disclosure forms have listed George's ownership of unspecified shares in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (year of filings not specified; mid-2000s example filing noted).
Newsletter 'Buffett's Bullets' ended; mailing list exceeded 10,000
Buffett's Bullets ran from 1989 through 2008; the mailing list grew from an initial ~150 to over 10,000 subscribers across the state by the time it ended.
Ended term as Republican National Committeeman
Concluded his four-year tenure as New Mexico's Republican National Committeeman (2004–2008).
Attended 2008 Republican National Convention (Minneapolis)
Attended the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis while serving or just after serving as state committeeman.
B&H Wholesale operating across multiple states (milestone year)
By this period B&H Wholesale is described as supplying concessionaires across New Mexico and parts of AZ, CO, OK, TX and UT — this event flags regional wholesaler scale (source gives no exact year; 2010 used as a reasonable recent milestone).
Legacy: businesses and political archive
At death, remembered as owner of Buffett's Candies, founder of B&H Company (and B&H Wholesale), long-serving state representative, and author of Buffett's Bullets. His businesses continued local/regional operations.
Died in Albuquerque, New Mexico
George D. Buffett died on October 13, 2012 at age 83 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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