Thomas Buck Reed
Thomas Buck Reed | |
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United States Senator from Mississippi | |
In office March 4, 1829 – November 26, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Thomas H. Williams |
Succeeded by | Robert H. Adams |
In office January 28, 1826 – March 4, 1827 | |
Preceded by | Powhatan Ellis |
Succeeded by | Powhatan Ellis |
Attorney General of Mississippi | |
In office 1821–1825 | |
Governor | George Poindexter Walter Leake Gerard Brandon |
Preceded by | Edward Turner |
Succeeded by | Richard Stockton |
Personal details | |
Born | Lexington, Kentucky | May 7, 1787
Died | November 26, 1829 Lexington, Kentucky, US | (aged 42)
Political party | Jacksonian |
Thomas Buck Reed (May 7, 1787 – November 26, 1829) was a United States senator from Mississippi.
Biography
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Early life
Thomas Buck Reed was born on May 7, 1787, near Lexington, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) He studied law and was admitted to the bar.
Career
He commenced legal practice in Lexington in 1808. In 1809, he moved to Natchez, Mississippi, and served as a city clerk in 1811. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Delegate to Congress in 1813, and was attorney general of Mississippi from 1821 to 1826. His party affiliation was Jacksonian.
In 1825, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives but declined to take his seat; he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Holmes and served from January 28, 1826, to March 3, 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1827, but was again elected to the Senate in 1828 and served from March 4, 1829.
Personal life
He married Margaret Allison Ross, the daughter of plantation owner Isaac Ross.[1]
Death
He died on November 26, 1829, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery.
See also
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas Buck Reed (id: R000129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1787 births
- 1829 deaths
- Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky
- American people of Irish descent
- Mississippi Jacksonians
- Jacksonian United States senators from Mississippi
- Mississippi Attorneys General
- Politicians from Natchez, Mississippi
- Princeton University alumni
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American lawyers