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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriAlexander BUCKNER
(1785-1833)
Senate Years of Service:
1831-1833Party: JacksonianBUCKNER, Alexander, 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.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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