Aylett Hawes Buckner
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Aylett Hawes Buckner was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
, nephew of Aylett Hawes
and cousin of Richard Hawes
and Albert Gallatin Hawes
.
Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
, Buckner attended Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.
, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He engaged in teaching for several years.
He moved to Palmyra, Missouri
, in 1837.
He served as deputy sheriff.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Missouri
.
He became editor of the Salt River Journal.
Buckner was elected clerk of the Pike County Court in 1841.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850 and continued the practice of law.
Attorney for the Bank of the State of Missouri in 1852.
He was appointed commissioner of public works in 1854 and served until 1855.
He returned to Pike County and settled on a farm near Bowling Green.
Buckner was elected judge of the third judicial circuit in 1857.
He served as delegate to the convention held in Washington, D.C.
, in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
He moved to St. Charles, Missouri, in 1862 and became interested in the manufacture of tobacco in St. Louis.
He also engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He moved to Mexico, Audrain County.
He served as member of the Democratic central committee in 1868.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872.
Buckner was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1885).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Forty-fourth Congress), Committee on Banking and Currency (Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-eighth Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1884 and retired from public life.
He died in Mexico, Missouri
, February 5, 1894.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, nephew of Aylett Hawes
Aylett Hawes
Aylett Hawes was a nineteenth century politician and planter from Virginia. He was the uncle of Richard Hawes, Albert Gallatin Hawes and Aylett Hawes Buckner....
and cousin of Richard Hawes
Richard Hawes
Richard Hawes was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the second Confederate Governor of Kentucky. He was part of an influential political family, with a brother, uncle, and cousin who also served as U.S. Representatives. He began his political career as an ardent Whig and was a close...
and Albert Gallatin Hawes
Albert Gallatin Hawes
Albert Gallatin Hawes was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of Richard Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, granduncle of Harry Bartow Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner....
.
Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
, Buckner attended Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He engaged in teaching for several years.
He moved to Palmyra, Missouri
Palmyra, Missouri
Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,467 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :Palmyra is located at...
, in 1837.
He served as deputy sheriff.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Bowling Green....
.
He became editor of the Salt River Journal.
Buckner was elected clerk of the Pike County Court in 1841.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850 and continued the practice of law.
Attorney for the Bank of the State of Missouri in 1852.
He was appointed commissioner of public works in 1854 and served until 1855.
He returned to Pike County and settled on a farm near Bowling Green.
Buckner was elected judge of the third judicial circuit in 1857.
He served as delegate to the convention held in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
He moved to St. Charles, Missouri, in 1862 and became interested in the manufacture of tobacco in St. Louis.
He also engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He moved to Mexico, Audrain County.
He served as member of the Democratic central committee in 1868.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872.
Buckner was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1885).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Forty-fourth Congress), Committee on Banking and Currency (Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-eighth Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1884 and retired from public life.
He died in Mexico, Missouri
Mexico, Missouri
Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County...
, February 5, 1894.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.