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James Richard Buckley

Democrat Representative of Illinois's 6th district

  • Representative

    Illinois, district 6

    December 3, 1923 - March 3, 1925

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Congresses Served

1

House Terms

November 18, 1870 (74 years old)

Birthday

June 22, 1945

Death

  • American politician with a career in local and federal government.
  • Served as a Chicago alderman for the 13th Ward from 1910 to 1912.
  • Held various positions in public service, including permit clerk and deputy city gas inspector.
  • Worked as Chief Deputy Criminal Court Clerk from 1912 to 1918.
  • Managed the State personal property tax collection department until 1923.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district, serving from 1923 to 1925.
  • Participated as a delegate in multiple Democratic National Conventions (1908, 1912, 1916).
  • After his congressional term, he was vice president of Universal Granite Quarries.
  • Died in Chicago and was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.