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Alexander Buckner

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Alexander Buckner

Birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 Jun 1833 (aged 48)
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
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Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
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US Senator. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charleston, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Jackson, Missouri, in 1818, practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as circuit attorney for the Cape Girardeau District, president of the Missouri State constitutional convention in 1820 and as member of Missouri State Senate, (1822-26). In 1831, he was elected to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 48 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
US Senator. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charleston, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Jackson, Missouri, in 1818, practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as circuit attorney for the Cape Girardeau District, president of the Missouri State constitutional convention in 1820 and as member of Missouri State Senate, (1822-26). In 1831, he was elected to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 48 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

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  • Added: Nov 2, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18249/alexander-buckner: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Buckner (8 Mar 1785–6 Jun 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18249, citing Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.