Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
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Benjamin Franklin Buchanan (4 October 1857 – 21 February 1932) was an American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1918 to 1922.
Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia
, and graduated from the University of Virginia
in 1880. He also received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1884. On 2 March 1887 Buchanan married Eleanor Fairman Sheffey. They had four sons and three daughters.
Buchanan practiced law in Marion and Abingdon. He also served as general counsel to the office of the United States comptroller of the currency from 1915 to 1921. He served several terms in the Senate of Virginia representing Smyth and Washington Counties, where he became one of the General Assembly's foremost authorities on taxation.
In 1917 Buchanan, a Democrat, won election as lieutenant governor of Virginia. He served from 1 February 1918 to 1 February 1922.
Buchanan died of a heart attack on 21 February 1932 in Richmond, where he was attending a session of the General Assembly. He was buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion. In 1934 the General Assembly designated the road that became state highway 16 in Smyth County the B. F. Buchanan Highway.
Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,081 people, 13,493 households, and 9,607 families residing in the county. The population density was 73 people per square mile . There were 15,111 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
, and graduated from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in 1880. He also received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1884. On 2 March 1887 Buchanan married Eleanor Fairman Sheffey. They had four sons and three daughters.
Buchanan practiced law in Marion and Abingdon. He also served as general counsel to the office of the United States comptroller of the currency from 1915 to 1921. He served several terms in the Senate of Virginia representing Smyth and Washington Counties, where he became one of the General Assembly's foremost authorities on taxation.
In 1917 Buchanan, a Democrat, won election as lieutenant governor of Virginia. He served from 1 February 1918 to 1 February 1922.
Buchanan died of a heart attack on 21 February 1932 in Richmond, where he was attending a session of the General Assembly. He was buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion. In 1934 the General Assembly designated the road that became state highway 16 in Smyth County the B. F. Buchanan Highway.
Source
- John T. Kneebone et al., eds., Dictionary of Virginia BiographyDictionary of Virginia BiographyThe Dictionary of Virginia Biography is a multivolume biographical reference work published by the Library of Virginia covering all aspects of Virginia's history and culture since 1607....
(Richmond: The Library of VirginiaLibrary of VirginiaThe Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, its archival agency, and the reference library at the seat of government. The Library moved into a new building in 1997 and is located at 800 East Broad Street, 2 blocks from the Virginia State...
, 1998– ), 2:366–367.