Daniel Buck
Daniel Buck | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |
Preceded by | Nathaniel Miles |
Succeeded by | Lewis R. Morris |
2nd Attorney General of Vermont | |
In office 1793–1795 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Hitchcock |
Succeeded by | office abolished (1797–1904) Clarke C. Fitts (in 1904) |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1784 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Azro Ashley Buck , Samuel Ashley Buck, Portus Buck, Thomas Osker Noldo Buck | November 9, 1753
Daniel Buck (November 9, 1753 – August 16, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a
Biography
Buck was born in Hebron, Connecticut, the son of Thomas and Jane Buck.[1]
He served as a soldier in the American Revolution and rose to the rank of sergeant as a member of Captain David Wheeler's Company in the Massachusetts militia regiment commanded by Benjamin Simonds. He was wounded and lost an arm at the Battle of Bennington in 1777, and received a pension from the state of Massachusetts.[2]
He studied law with
He was assistant secretary of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1784, and secretary pro tempore of Vermont's Governor's Council in 1785.
Buck moved to
He was a member of the
He was elected as a
In 1799 Buck received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Dartmouth College.
Buck was
In 1805 Buck moved to Chelsea, Vermont, where he practiced law and again served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1806 and 1807. Among the students who studied law with Buck was William A. Palmer.
While living in Chelsea Buck was imprisoned for debt. He was given a parole called "freedom of the prison", which enabled him to work and raise money to pay off his creditors.
Death
Buck died in Chelsea on August 16, 1816, and was interred at the Old Chelsea Cemetery in Chelsea.
Family
In 1786 Buck married Content Ashley of Norwich. They were the parents of eleven children, seven of whom lived to adulthood.
Daniel Buck's son,
References
- ^ "Buck, Daniel (1753–1816) —". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Clifford, John Henry (1918). The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. Vol. XX: 1777–1778. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter. p. 653.
- ^ "BUCK, BUCK, Daniel, (1753–1816)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Speakers of the House". Vermont Office of the Secretary of the State. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Daniel Buck". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Past Vermont Attorneys General". Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "BUCK, Daniel Azro Ashley, (1789–1841)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
External links
- United States Congress. "Daniel Buck (id: B001014)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Daniel Buck at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- govtrack.us
- The State of Vermont: Office of the Attorney General