Sen. Alexander Buckner, (J-MO)

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Sen. Alexander Buckner, (J-MO)

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Birthplace: Jefferson County, Virginia, United States
Death: June 06, 1833 (48)
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Nicholas Buckner and Eleanor Buckner
Husband of Rebecca Covington Weems

Occupation: U.S. Senator
Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Sen. Alexander Buckner, (J-MO)

Alexander Buckner, a Senator from Missouri; born in Jefferson County, Ky., in 1785; studied law; moved to Charleston, Clark County, Ind., in 1812; moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near Jackson, Cape Girardeau County; practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; appointed by the Territorial Governor as circuit attorney for the Cape Girardeau district; president of the State constitutional convention in 1820; member, State senate 1822-1826; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1831, until his death due to cholera in Cape Girardeau County, Mo., June 6, 1833; interment on his farm in Cape Girardeau County; reinterment in City Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 1897.

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Sen. Alexander Buckner, (J-MO)'s Timeline

1785
March 8, 1785
Jefferson County, Virginia, United States
1833
June 6, 1833
Age 48
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States