Constantine W. Buckley

Constantine W. Buckley

Full Name: Constantine W. Buckley
Date of birth: January 22, 1815
Date of death: December 19, 1865

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 47 Nov 2, 1863 - Dec 19, 1865 10th     Sugar Land / Fort Bend   Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton
H 47 Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 9th (1)     Richmond / Fort Bend Speaker 11/4/1861-12/7/1861 and 2/2/1863-3/7/1863.   Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton
H 51 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Sugar Land / Fort Bend   Austin, Fort Bend
H 51 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (2) (3) (4)     Hodges Bend / Fort Bend   Austin, Fort Bend

(1) Darnell succeeded Constantine W. Buckley as speaker on 12/7/1861; Darnell left for the war end of Regular Session; Buckley was again speaker in 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(3) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 47
Nov 2, 1863 - Dec 19, 1865
Legislatures: 10th  
Home City/County: Sugar Land / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton
House District 47
Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863
Legislatures: 9th (1)  
Speaker 11/4/1861-12/7/1861 and 2/2/1863-3/7/1863.
Home City/County: Richmond / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton
House District 51
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th  
Home City/County: Sugar Land / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Austin, Fort Bend
House District 51
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th (2) (3) (4)  
Home City/County: Hodges Bend / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Austin, Fort Bend

(1) Darnell succeeded Constantine W. Buckley as speaker on 12/7/1861; Darnell left for the war end of Regular Session; Buckley was again speaker in 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(3) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Constantine Buckley, candidacy for state Supreme Court Justice mentioned in Volume II, pp. 42. "Judge Buckley was a prominent member of the House of Representatives in the Texas legislature, then in session, and some of its members were delegates in the convention, which most probably caused Judge Buckley to be nominated over Judge Gray by a small majority. Judge Buckley's nomination seemed not to be satisfactory to the majority of the citizens in the judicial district, and Judge James H. Bell. . .was elected over him." A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897.
  • BUCKLEY, CONSTANTINE W. (1815-1865). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • 15th and 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Constantine W. Buckley. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
  • Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Photographs

Committee Information top

10th R.S. - 1863
Frontier Defense and Protection  
Judiciary (Chair) 
Military Board  
Public Debt  
Stores and Storing  
8th R.S. - 1859
Agricultural Affairs  
Judiciary (Chair) 
Slaves and Slavery  
State Affairs  
7th R.S. - 1857
Education  
Judicial Districts (Chair) 
Judiciary  
Private Land Claims (Chair) 
San Saba County, Memorials Regarding Indian Depredations  
Slaves and Slavery  

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