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Daniel Buck

Federalist Representative of Vermont's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Vermont, district 2

    December 7, 1795 - March 3, 1797

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Congresses Served

1

House Terms

November 9, 1753 (62 years old)

Birthday

August 16, 1816

Death

  • American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
  • Participated as a soldier in the American Revolution, achieving the rank of sergeant and sustaining a serious injury.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1783 and practiced law in Vermont.
  • Held various legal and political positions, including state’s attorney and secretary pro tempore of the Governor’s Council.
  • Played a significant role in Vermont’s admission to the Union by participating in the ratification convention for the U.S. Constitution.
  • Served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as Vermont Attorney General.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Federalist, serving a single term.
  • Experienced financial difficulties later in life, leading to imprisonment for debt.
  • Married with eleven children, several of whom survived to adulthood, including a son who also became a U.S. Representative.