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See also
Ginger
Avery-Buckner —
Montgomery
Blair —
Lucy
Buckner-Watson —
Buckner
F. Melton —
Buckner
Stith Morris —
John
Milliken Parker —
Carleton
C. Pierce —
Buckner
J. Smith —
Buckner
Thruston |
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Buckner, Alexander
(1785-1833) —
of Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape Girardeu
County, 1820; member of Missouri state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.
Died of Asiatic cholera
during an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., June 6,
1833 (age about 47
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.;
reinterment in 1897 at City
Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Buckner, Aylett Hawes
(1816-1894) —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., December
14, 1816.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1873-85 (13th District 1873-83, 7th
District 1883-85).
Died in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., February
5, 1894 (age 77 years, 53
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Mexico, Mo.
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Buckner, Aylette
(1806-1869) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., July 21,
1806.
Son of Richard Aylett Buckner.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1847-49.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 3,
1869 (age 62 years, 347
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Buckner, Bill —
of Strawn, Palo Pinto
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Buckner, D. P. —
of Kenton
County, Ky.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, Emory Roy
(1877-1941) —
also known as Emory R. Buckner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August 7,
1877.
Son of Rev. J. D. M. Buckner and Sarah A. (Ellis) Buckner.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 11,
1941 (age 63 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, George Washington
(1855-1943) —
also known as George W. Buckner —
Born in slavery
near Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
1, 1855.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1913-15; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1914.
African
ancestry.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
17, 1943 (age 87 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Buckner, James F. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia.
Republican. U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for the 5th Kentucky District, 1879; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, John C. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, LaMar —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Still living as of 1960.
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Buckner, Murrell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, Mrs. Murrell L. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, R. A., Jr. —
of Greensburg, Green
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, Richard Aylett
(1763-1847) —
also known as Richard A. Buckner —
of Greensburg, Green
County, Ky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., July 26,
1763.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1813-15, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1823-29; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1831; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1832; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1836,
1840;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1845.
Died in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
8, 1847 (age 84 years, 135
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Buckner, Richard B. —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, Simon B. —
of Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1857; appointed 1857; resigned 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, Simon Bolivar
(1823-1914) —
also known as Simon Buckner —
of Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky.
Born in Hart
County, Ky., April 1,
1823.
Son of Aylett Hartswell Buckner (1793-1851) and Elizabeth Ann
(Morehead) Buckner (1801-1861).
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; Governor of
Kentucky, 1887-91; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Died in Hart
County, Ky., January
8, 1914 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Buckner, William A. —
of Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Buckner, William A. —
of Evarts, Harlan
County, Ky.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 89th District, 1958-59.
Still living as of 1959.
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Buckner, William F. —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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