Rich T. Buckler

Richard Thompson Buckler (born October 27, 1865 in Oakland , Coles County , Illinois , †  January 23, 1950 in Crookston , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1943 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Rich Buckler attended the public schools in his home country and then worked in agriculture in Coles County. In 1904 he moved to Andover , Minnesota. He also worked as a farmer in his new home. He was also involved in various political representations for farmers. In addition, Buckler held many local offices in community and school administration. Between 1915 and 1933 he was a member of the Minnesota Senate three times .

In the 1934 congressional election, Buckler was elected as a candidate for the Farmer Labor Party in the ninth constituency of Minnesota in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Francis Shoemaker on January 3, 1935 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . Many of the federal government's New Deal laws were initially passed there. Since December 1941, the events of World War II also overshadowed the work of Congress.

In 1942 Buckler declined to run again. In the following years until his death in January 1950 he worked again in agriculture.

Web links

• Rich T. Buckler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rich T. Buckler in the database of Find a Grave (English)