Archibald C. Buchanan
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Archibald C. Buchanan was born in Tazewell, Virginia
. He received his higher education at Hampden-Sydney College
(B.A. degree, 1910) and Washington and Lee University
. (LL. B. degree, 1914). He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Tazewell, where he was mayor from 1917 to 1921 and commissioner of accounts from 1919 to 1927. He was elected judge of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit in 1927 and served in that position until 1946 when he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
. Justice Buchanan remained on the bench of the Supreme Court until he retired on September 30, 1969. Justice Buchanan was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi
. He received honorary Doctor of Law (LL. D.) degrees from Washington & Lee University in May 1949 and from Hampden-Sydney College in June 1969.
Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. The population was 4,206 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578. It is the county seat of Tazewell County....
. He received his higher education at Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1775, Hampden–Sydney is the oldest private charter college in the Southern U.S., the last college founded before the American Revolution, and one of only three four-year,...
(B.A. degree, 1910) and Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
. (LL. B. degree, 1914). He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Tazewell, where he was mayor from 1917 to 1921 and commissioner of accounts from 1919 to 1927. He was elected judge of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit in 1927 and served in that position until 1946 when he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of...
. Justice Buchanan remained on the bench of the Supreme Court until he retired on September 30, 1969. Justice Buchanan was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi, ΦΔΦ, is the world's second largest legal fraternity. Phi Delta Phi is the second oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States and third oldest in North America...
. He received honorary Doctor of Law (LL. D.) degrees from Washington & Lee University in May 1949 and from Hampden-Sydney College in June 1969.