Charles Abel Buffum

Charles Abel Buffum
5th Mayor of Long Beach
In office
1921–1924
Preceded byWilliam T. Lisenby
Succeeded byRay R. Clark
Personal details
Born(1870-01-30)January 30, 1870
La Fayette, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 1936 (aged 66)
SpouseFern Smith Buffum
ChildrenDorothy Buffum Chandler
Harry A. Buffum
Thurlyne Buffum
RelativesEdwin E. Buffum (brother)
Norman Chandler (son-in-law)
Camilla Chandler (granddaughter)
Otis Chandler (grandson)
Mike Chandler (great-grandson)
Marilyn "Missy" Chandler (first granddaughter-in-law)
Bettina Whitaker Chandler (second granddaughter-in-law)
Harry Brant Chandler (great-grandson)

Charles Abel Buffum (January 30, 1870 – October 1936) was an American businessman and politician. In 1904, with his brother, Edwin E. Buffum, he moved to Long Beach, California and purchased a store that would grow into Buffum's Department Stores chain. He served as the fifth mayor of Long Beach, California from 1921 to 1924.