John A. Buchanan

John A. Buchanan

John Alexander Buchanan (born October 7, 1843 in Groseclose , Smyth County , Virginia , †  September 2, 1921 in Emory , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Buchanan attended public schools in his home country. During the Civil War he served in the Confederation Army . During the Battle of Gettysburg he was taken prisoner in early July 1863, in which he remained until February 1865. After the war, Buchanan continued his education at Emory and Henry College . After studying law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville and being admitted to the bar in 1872, he began working in this profession in Abingdon . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1885 and 1887 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

In the 1888 congressional election , Buchanan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Henry Bowen on March 4, 1889 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1893 . In 1892 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Buchanan practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1895 and 1915 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. After that he was still active in agriculture. He died on September 2nd, 1921 near Emory.

Web links

• John A. Buchanan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John A. Buchanan in the database of Find a Grave (English)