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Buckner, Aylett Hawes
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Dec. 14, 1817, in Fredericksburg, Va. He was chosen attorney for the bank of the state of Missouri in 1852; in 1854 was appointed commissioner of public works; and in 1857 was elected judge of the third judicial circuit. He was elected to the forty-third, forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh, and forty-eighth congresses as a democrat.
Buckner, Aylitt
congressman, was born in Greensburg, Ky. He was a member of the house of representatives of the state in 1842 and 1843; and was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1847 to 1849.
Buckner, Richard A
congressman, was born in 1763, in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1823 to 1829; and a presidential elector in 1841. He died Dec. 8, 1847, in Greensburg, Ky.
Buckner, Richard Aylett
lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 21, 1849, in Owenton, Ky. At the age of fourteen he was elected captain of the governor's guards, a gallant young company of Kentuckians of some historical renown, and took part in the defense of Frankfort in the latter part of 1863. In 1876 he was admitted to the bar; and since 1884 has practiced his profession at Dermott, Ark., after having lived several years in the states of Missouri and Kentucky. In 1880 and 1884 he was a delegate to the national republican conventions; and in 1895 was nominated state senator from the fifteenth senatorial district of Arkansas.
Buckner, Simon Bolivar
lawyer, general, governor, was born in 1823, in Kentucky. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1844.
He was superintendent of construction of the Chicago custom house in 1855. In 1861, he issued from Russellville an address to the people of Kentucky, calling on them to take up arms against the usurpation of Abraham Lincoln, after which he occupied Bowling Green. He was made a major-general, and was in the battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, and surrendered with Kirby Smith's army. He was elected governor of Kentucky in 1887.
Buckstaff, George A
lawyer, manufacturer, state legislator, was born Dec. 22, 1861, in Oshkosh, Wis. He was elected to the Wisconsin assembly in 1894, and was re-elected to the assembly in 1896. He was elected speaker of the assembly, session of 1897.
Buckwalter, Mary E
educator, poet, was born Oct. 31, 1845, in Lancaster county, Pa. She has been engaged in educational work since her youth, and has attained eminent success. She is the author of a number of very fine poems, many of which have been incorporated into standard works.
Budd, Henry
lawyer, author, was born Nov. 12, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He is the author of Leading Cases on the American Law of Real Property, and of various law reports and articles in current law publications.
Budd, James Herbert
lawyer, congressman, was born May 18, 1851, in Janesville, Wis. He was a member of the governor's staff from 1875 to 1879; served as United States commissioner for several years, and was also deputy district attorney of his county. In 1882 he was nominated for congressman and was elected a representative from California to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat. a
Buehrle, Robert Koch
educator, author, was born Sept. 24, 1840, in Germany. He displayed great ability in the organization and management of graded system of education; was superintendent of the schools of Allentown, Pa.; and is the author of a work entitled Grammatical Praxis.
Buel, Alexander H
merchant, congressman, was born in Fairfield, N. Y.
He was a representative in congress from New York from 1850 to 1853. He died Jan. 30, 1853, in Washington, D. C.
Buel, Alexander W
lawyer, congressman, was born in 1813, in Rutland county, Vt. In 1836 he was attorney for the city of Detroit; in 1837 was elected to the state legislature; in 1843 and 1844 was prosecuting attorney for Wayne county; and in 1847 was again elected to the legislature. From 1849 to 1851 he was a representative in congress from Michigan. He died April 17, 1868, in Detroit, Mich.
Buel, Clarence Clough
journalist, author. He was assistant editor of the Century magazine; associate editor of the Century's War History, and a writer of thoughtful, polished prose and verse.
Buel, Don Carlos
soldier, manufacturer, was born March 23, 1818, near Marietta, Ohio. He was an officer of note in the Florida, Mexican and civil wars. He graduated from West Point military academy in 1841. In 1861 he received the appointment of brigadiergeneral of volun,teers, and in 1862 became major-general of volunteers.
In 1865 he became president of the Green River Iron works; and subsequently held, until 1890, the office of pension agent at Louisville, Ky.
Buel, James William
author, was born Oct. 22, 1849, in Golconda, Ill. He was employed as a reporter and editorial writer on various Kansas City and St.
Louis newspapers. He is the author of The World's Wonders; Sea and Land; The Beautiful Story, and various other books.
Buel, Jesse
agriculturist, journalist, author, was born Jan. 4, 1778, in Coventry, Conn. He was a noted agriculturist of Albany, who effected many reforms in farming. He established the Albany Argus, The Cultivator, and published The Farmer's Instructor, in ten volumes; and also The Farmer's Companion, or Essays in Husbandry. He died Oct. 6, 1839, in Danbury, Conn.
Buel, Samuel
clergyman, author, was born in 1815, in New York. He was an episcopal clergyman of high church proclivities, and professor of divinity at the General Theological seminary of New York from 1871. He was the author of The Apostolic System Defended; Eucharistic Presence, Sacrifice and Adoration; and A Treatise on Dogmatic Theology. He died in 1892.
Buell, Abel
manufacturer, mechanic, inventor, was born about 1750, in Killingworth, Conn. After the war he was employed by the state in coining coppers; for which he made all the apparatus. He then visited England, where he gained some knowledge of the machinery used in the manufacture of cloth, and, on his return, erected a cotton factory in New Haven, one of the first in the country.
He died about 1825, in New Haven, Conn.
Buell, Richard Hooker
civil engineer, author, was born Nov. 9, 1842, in Cumberland, Md. He is the author of The Cadet Engineer; Safety Valves; and The Compound Steam Engine and its.
Steam Generating Plant.
Buffington, Adelbert R
soldier, inventor, was born Nov. 22, 1837, in Wheeling, Va. He has perfected the following inventions: A magazine fire arm; carriages for light and heavy guns; parts of models of 1884 Springfield rifles, and several mechanical devices. He also introduced the gas-forging furnaces and improved methods, simplifying and reducing the cost of manufacture, at the national armory, of Springfield rifles, and was the originator of the nitre and manganese method of bluing iron.
Buffington, Joseph
jurist, was appointed chief justice of the United States court in Utah, in 1850, and was the first who held that position.
Buffington, Joseph
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1847.
Buffinton, James
merchant, congressman, was born March 16, 1817, in Fall River, Mass. He was mayor of the city of Fall River during the years 1854 and 1855. He was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the thirtyfourth and thirty-fifth congresses; was also re-elected to the thirty-sixth, thirtyseventh, forty-first, forty-second, fortythird, and forty-fourth congresses, as a. republican. He died July 7, 1875, at Fall River, Mass.
Buffum, Arnold
philanthropist,. was born in 1782, in Smithfield, R. I. He was a noted lecturer on the anti-slavery cause, and his lectures were a good beginning, and he exerted a wholesome influence. He died March 13, 1859.
Buffum, Burt C
agriculturist, scientist, was born April 7, 1868, in South Bend, Ind. He attended the Colorado Agricultural college; and is now professor of agriculture and horticulture in the University of Wyoming; and vice-director of the experiment station. He has made some important discoveries in science; and is quoted as an authority on irrigation.
Buffum, Edward Gould
journalist, author, was born about 1820 in Rhode Island. He served on the Pacific side of Mexico, and at the close of the war returned to California and took an active part in the explorations for gold. He published Six Months in the Gold Mines.
He died Oct. 24, 1867, in Paris, France.
Buffum, Joseph
JR., lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 23, 1784, in Fitchburg, Mass. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1819 to 1821.
Buford, John
soldier, was born in 1825 in Kentucky. He served in the civil war; was subsequently assigned to the command of the army of the Cumberland, when he was taken sick and died, on the date of the receipt of his commission as major-general. He died Dec. 16, 1863, in Washington, D. C.