James R. Buckley
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James Richard Buckley was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Buckley attended the public and parochial schools and Christian Brothers' Commercial Academy.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Permit clerk of the department of public works 1893-1897.
Deputy city gas inspector 1897-1910.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for clerk of the supreme court of Cook County, Illinois
, in 1908.
He served as member of the Chicago Board of Aldermen 1910-1912.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1912 and 1916.
Chief deputy criminal court clerk 1912-1918.
Manager of the State personal property tax collection department 1918-1923.
Buckley was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth
Congress.
He served as vice president of the Universal Granite Quarries.
He was serving as chief drain inspector at the time of his death in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 1945.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Buckley attended the public and parochial schools and Christian Brothers' Commercial Academy.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Permit clerk of the department of public works 1893-1897.
Deputy city gas inspector 1897-1910.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for clerk of the supreme court of Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, in 1908.
He served as member of the Chicago Board of Aldermen 1910-1912.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1912 and 1916.
Chief deputy criminal court clerk 1912-1918.
Manager of the State personal property tax collection department 1918-1923.
Buckley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He served as vice president of the Universal Granite Quarries.
He was serving as chief drain inspector at the time of his death in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 1945.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
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