Richard Aylett Buckner

Richard Aylett Buckner (* July 16, 1763 in Fauquier County, Virginia; † December 18, 1847 in Greensburg, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1823 and 1829 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Richard Buckner enjoyed a good basic education. In 1803 he came to the Green County, Kentucky, where he was employed as a teacher among other things. After studying law and his 1811 was admitted to the bar he began in Greensburg to work in this profession. In addition, he was prosecutor in Green County. Politically, Buckner was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. In 1813 and 1815 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. Later, he joined the movement to John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, who stood in opposition to Andrew Jackson and his Democratic party was established in 1828.

In the congressional elections of 1822 Buckner was in the eighth election district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James D. Breckinridge on March 4, 1823. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1829 three legislative periods. These were overshadowed by the fierce debates between supporters of his party and those of Andrew Jackson. Since 1825 Buckner was chairman of the committee which dealt with private land claims.

In the elections of 1828 Buckner defeated Democrat Nathan Gaither. In December 1831 he was appointed Judge of Appeal; but this office he gave after a short time again. In 1832 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of governor of Kentucky. Between 1837 and 1839 Buckner was again a deputy in the State Parliament. During this time he turned to the Whig party. In 1836 and 1840 he was one of the electors in the presidential election, who voted for William Henry Harrison, respectively. Since 1845 until his death in 1847, Buckner was a judge.

Richard Buckner was the father of Aylette Buckner (1806-1869), who was also of 1847-1849 the state of Kentucky in Congress.