Reid Buckley

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Fergus Reid Buckley (July 14, 1930 – April 14, 2014) was an American writer, speaker, and educator. Among his books is a history of his family, An American Family—The Buckleys (2008), which primarily focuses on his father, William Frank Buckley, Sr. Reid's brother, William F. Buckley, Jr., is the best known member of the family. He graduated from Yale University in 1952, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was born in Paris, France, where his father worked in the oil industry.

Reid Buckley was the founder of The Buckley School of Public Speaking. He died of cancer at a hospice in Columbia, South Carolina in April 2014.