James P. Buchanan

James Paul Buchanan
47th district
In office January 12, 1909 - January 14, 1913
Preceded by	Henry Frank Schlosshan
Succeeded by	Thomas Garland Collins
Personal details
Born	(1867-04-30)April 30, 1867 Midway, Democratic Party
Occupation	Attorney

James Paul "Buck" Buchanan (April 30, 1867 – February 22, 1937) served as

from 1913 until his death on February 22, 1937.

Biography

Buchanan was born in Midway, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, on April 30, 1867; later that year, his family moved to Texas and settled near Chappell Hill in Washington County. He attended the local schools of Chappell Hill, and in 1889 he received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Later in 1889, Buchanan began a law practice in Washington County, and almost immediately became involved in politics as a Democrat. He served as a county justice of the peace from 1889 to 1892, and as the county's prosecuting attorney from 1892 to 1899. From 1899 to 1906, Buchanan was the district attorney for the twenty-first judicial district.

Buchanan was a member of the

from 1933 until his death.

During the 1930s, Buchanan was recognized as a member of the Miller Group, conservative Democrats who were opposed to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, and led by lobbyist Henry Pomeroy Miller.^[1]

Death and burial

Buchanan died in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 1937. He was buried at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Texas.

He was succeeded in Congress by Lyndon B. Johnson, then the head of the National Youth Administration in Texas and an ardent New Dealer, who later became the 36th President and vice president of the United States.

Legacy

Buchanan Dam and the lake it forms, Lake Buchanan, are named in his honor. Both are located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Burnet, Texas.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

External links

• James P. Buchanan at Find a Grave
• James Paul Buchanan from the Handbook of Texas Online
• A Guide to the James Paul Buchanan Papers, 1896-1954

• United States Congress. "James P. Buchanan (id: B001006)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of James Paul Buchanan, Late a Representative from Texas. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1937.

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry Schlosshan	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 47 (Brenham) 1909–1913	Succeeded by T. G. Collins
Preceded by Joe Coffey	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 69 (Brenham) 1913	Succeeded by Sam D. W. Low
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Albert S. Burleson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th congressional district 1913-1937	Succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson

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