John R. Buck

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John Ransom Buck (December 6, 1835 - February 6, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Buck attended the common schools, Wilbraham (Massachusetts) Academy, and Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.He taught school and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and practiced in Hartford. Buck served as assistant clerk of the State house of representatives in 1864 and clerk in 1865. He served as clerk of the senate in 1866; as president of the Hartford Court of Common Council in 1868; as City attorney 1871-1873; as Treasurer of Hartford County 1873-1881 and as a member of the State senate in 1880 and 1881.

Buck was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.

Buck was elected to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1887).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.He resumed the practice of law in Hartford, Connecticut, where he died February 6, 1917.He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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