Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)
Munson Parker Buel
BUEL, MUNSON PARKER (1845–1923), inducted by 1920
Considered one of the most experienced cattle operators of his day, Munson Buel was born in Croton, Ohio, and spent time in California and Nevada before entering the livestock trade in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1869. In 1876, he joined the livestock commission firm of Hunter, Evans & Company in St. Louis. By 1894, he was president of Evans-Snider-Buel in Chicago. A member of the Chicago Livestock Exchange, Buel was also a charter member and president of the Saddle & Sirloin Club.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 56