Clarence Buckman was the son of John B. Buckman and Sarah Ann Dickinson Hibbs. He was born in Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA. He was reared on a farm and attended the local public schools, graduating from the Hulmeville High School in 1894; he prepared for college at State Model School, Trenton, NJ and was graduated in 1897; entered the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated therefrom at the age of 20 years in 1900.
He was married to Ada Cornelia Luedinghaus on January 25, 1919 at 32 Gast Place, St. Louis, Missouri. The marriage was performed by Rev. Martin S. Sommer.
Clarence was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, a Republican, a member of the bar in Bucks and Philadelphia counties, served as a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1907; a member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives in 1909, a member of the Pennsylvania state senate from 1911 - 1922, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania state senate on June 28, 1917 and reelected to that post on January 17, 1919. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.
He had two children: Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr born 12/24/1920 in Bucks County, PA and died 3/22/1943 killed in action in a B17 bombing mission in Europe during World War II; and Cornelia Ann Buckman born 5/19/1922 in Langhorne, PA and died 1/24/1981 in Monterey, California.
This info from Clark Wilson.
Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches
He was married to Ada Cornelia Luedinghaus on January 25, 1919 at 32 Gast Place, St. Louis, Missouri. The marriage was performed by Rev. Martin S. Sommer.
Clarence was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, a Republican, a member of the bar in Bucks and Philadelphia counties, served as a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1907; a member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives in 1909, a member of the Pennsylvania state senate from 1911 - 1922, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania state senate on June 28, 1917 and reelected to that post on January 17, 1919. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.
He had two children: Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr born 12/24/1920 in Bucks County, PA and died 3/22/1943 killed in action in a B17 bombing mission in Europe during World War II; and Cornelia Ann Buckman born 5/19/1922 in Langhorne, PA and died 1/24/1981 in Monterey, California.
This info from Clark Wilson.
Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches
Clarence Buckman was the son of John B. Buckman and Sarah Ann Dickinson Hibbs. He was born in Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA. He was reared on a farm and attended the local public schools, graduating from the Hulmeville High School in 1894; he prepared for college at State Model School, Trenton, NJ and was graduated in 1897; entered the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated therefrom at the age of 20 years in 1900.
He was married to Ada Cornelia Luedinghaus on January 25, 1919 at 32 Gast Place, St. Louis, Missouri. The marriage was performed by Rev. Martin S. Sommer.
Clarence was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, a Republican, a member of the bar in Bucks and Philadelphia counties, served as a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1907; a member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives in 1909, a member of the Pennsylvania state senate from 1911 - 1922, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania state senate on June 28, 1917 and reelected to that post on January 17, 1919. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.
He had two children: Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr born 12/24/1920 in Bucks County, PA and died 3/22/1943 killed in action in a B17 bombing mission in Europe during World War II; and Cornelia Ann Buckman born 5/19/1922 in Langhorne, PA and died 1/24/1981 in Monterey, California.
This info from Clark Wilson.
Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches
He was married to Ada Cornelia Luedinghaus on January 25, 1919 at 32 Gast Place, St. Louis, Missouri. The marriage was performed by Rev. Martin S. Sommer.
Clarence was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, a Republican, a member of the bar in Bucks and Philadelphia counties, served as a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1907; a member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives in 1909, a member of the Pennsylvania state senate from 1911 - 1922, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania state senate on June 28, 1917 and reelected to that post on January 17, 1919. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.
He had two children: Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr born 12/24/1920 in Bucks County, PA and died 3/22/1943 killed in action in a B17 bombing mission in Europe during World War II; and Cornelia Ann Buckman born 5/19/1922 in Langhorne, PA and died 1/24/1981 in Monterey, California.
This info from Clark Wilson.
Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches
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