John C. Buckner
John C. Buckner | |
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| Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1895–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1859 Kendall County, Illinois |
| Died | December 17, 1913 Chicago |
| Political party | Republican |
John Clinton Buckner (born March 14, 1859 – December 17, 1913) was a caterer, major in the Illinois National Guard, tax collector and state legislator in Illinois.[1]
He was born in Kendall County, Illinois on his fathers farm.[2] He was educated in the John Dillion Grammar School in Joliet and then two years at the Northwestern University without completing his degree due to ill health.[2] He moved to Chicago in 1876 working first in a brass foundry and then as a caterer.[2]
He was a leader of a protest of the Spring Valley Race Riot of 1895.[3] He served in the Illinois National Guard, organised the Ninth battalion,[3] and became major when he succeeded Major B. G. Johnson when he retired.[2] He was a deputy tax collector for 15 years for the first district of Illinois.[4]
He was elected to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1895-1896, serving the 5th district with Milroy H. Gibson.[5] He was re-elected for the 1897-1898 session and represented the 5th district as a Republican. [6] He had been the only African American in his second session and did not serve another term.[7]
He died December 17, 1913 at his home on Dearborn Street Chicago.[8] He had never been married and was survived by two sisters.[4] 6000 people paid tribute to him at the Seventh Regiment armory.[9]
Notes
[edit]- The book Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005 has his birth as March 14, 1819 but this appears to be a typo as the book The portraiture of the 39th General Assembly, Illinois, 1895 has March 14, 1859. This second date is more inline with his death in 1913, but obituaries have his age as 55,[4] 65[8] and 72.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ The portraiture of the 39th General Assembly, Illinois, 1895 : containing portraits of members and all desirable information regarding same. Springfield, Ill. : J. Babeuf. 1895. p. 178. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Goode, W. T. (1899). The "Eighth Illinois". Chicago : Blakely Printing. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ a b Williams, Erma Brooks (September 10, 2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. p. 4. ISBN 9780761840183 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "John C. Buckner, Colored Political Leader, is Dead". Chicago Tribune. 18 December 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Illinois Legislature". Chicago Eagle. 5 January 1895. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "The next legislature (Senate and House lists)". Marshall County Democrat. 12 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Great Change in the House". The Dispatch. 28 December 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Obituary for JOHN C. BUCKNER". The Inter Ocean. 18 December 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b "6000 Pay Tribute To Major Buckner". The Inter Ocean. 22 December 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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