James R. Buckley

James R. Buckley

James Richard Buckley (born November 18, 1870 in Chicago , Illinois , †  June 22, 1945 there ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Buckley attended his homeland public schools and the Christian Brothers' Commercial Academy . Then he worked in trade. Between 1893 and 1897 he was employed by the city authority for public works; from 1897 to 1910 he was assistant gas inspector for the city of Chicago. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1910 and 1912 he was a member of the Chicago City Council. In 1908, 1912 and 1916 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . From 1912 to 1918 he was an employee of the criminal court and then from 1918 to 1923 manager of the tax authority for property tax in Illinois ( State personal property tax collection department ).

In the 1922 congressional election , Buckley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Republican John J. Gorman , whom he defeated in the election, on March 4, 1923 . Since he lost to Gorman in 1924, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Buckley served as Vice President of Universal Granite Quarries for some time . At the time of his death on June 22, 1945, he was serving as chief drain inspector in Chicago.

Web links

• James R. Buckley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James R. Buckley in the database of Find a Grave (English)