Alexander Buckner

Jacksonian Senator of Missouri

  • Senator

    Missouri

    December 5, 1831 - June 6, 1833

2

Congresses Served

1

Senate Terms

January 1, 1785 (48 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1833

Death

  • Served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 1831 until his death in 1833.
  • Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and later moved to Indiana and then Missouri.
  • Practiced law and engaged in agriculture after settling in Missouri.
  • Appointed as circuit attorney for the Cape Girardeau district by the Territorial Governor.
  • Played a significant role in the Missouri State constitutional convention in 1820.
  • Served in the Missouri Senate from 1822 to 1826.
  • Died from cholera in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
  • Initially buried on his farm, later reinterred in City Cemetery, Cape Girardeau.
  • Instrumental in founding the Grand Lodge of Indiana and served as its first Grand Master in 1818.