Constantine W. Buckley
Constantine W. Buckley | |
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47th district | |
| In office November 4, 1861 - December 19, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah James Chance |
| Succeeded by | Titus Howard Mundine |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| In office November 2, 1857 - November 4, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Albert H. Rippetoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1815 Surry County, North Carolina |
| Died | December 19, 1865 (aged 50) Columbia, Texas |
| Children | 3 |
Constantine W. Buckley (January 22, 1815 – December 19, 1865) was an American politician in Texas who served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1861 and 1863.
Buckley was born January 22, 1815, in
Attorney General John Birdsall, which enabled Buckley's admission to the bar
in November 1839.
Gov.
Ninth Legislatures. On November 4, 1861, at the beginning of the Regular Session of the Ninth Legislature, Buckley was elected Speaker and served until he apparently resigned on December 7, 1861.[1] After Buckley's successor, Nicholas Henry Darnell resigned sometime in 1862,[2] Buckley was elected to the vacant office of Speaker for the First Called Session that convened on February 2, 1863, defeating Reps. Robert Turner Flewellen and John Smith, 54 votes to 5 and 1, respectively.[3]
Buckley was married twice, the first time in 1840. He had three children with his first wife who had apparently died by 1852 when Buckley then married Mrs. Ann R. Nibbs. Buckley drowned in the Brazos River near Columbia, Texas, on December 19, 1865.
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References
- Constantine W. Buckley from the Handbook of Texas Online
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