Bucklin, James W
lawyer, state legislator, was born Nov. 13, 1856, in Big Rock, Ill. He was the first to take an active part in securing the Australian ballot and woman's suffrage in Colorado.
For many years he has advocated the municipal ownership of water works; and he was largely instrumental in the erection of a quarter million dollar plant at Grand Junction, Colo., to bring water from the mountains to that city; which plant will be owned and operated by the city government. He has been county and city attorney of Grand Junction; and served with distinction as a member of the Colorado state legislature.