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James Paul "Buck" Buchanan (April 30, 1867 – February 22, 1937) served as
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from the 10th district of Texas from 1913 until his death on February 22, 1937.


Biography

Buchanan was born in Midway,
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, on April 30, 1867; later that year, his family moved to Texas and settled near Chappell Hill in Washington County. He attended the local schools of Chappell Hill, and in 1889 he received his law degree from the
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Later in 1889, Buchanan began a law practice in Washington County, and almost immediately became involved in politics as a
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. He served as a county justice of the peace from 1889 to 1892, and as the county's prosecuting attorney from 1892 to 1899. From 1899 to 1906, Buchanan was the district attorney for the twenty-first judicial district. Buchanan was a member of the
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from 1906 to 1913. In 1913, he was elected to the Sixty-third Congress, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Albert Sidney Burleson. Buchanan was elected to a full term in the Sixty-fourth Congress, and won reelection eleven times. He served in the US House from April 15, 1913 to February 22, 1937, and was the chairman of the
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from 1933 until his death. During the 1930s, Buchanan was recognized as a member of the Miller Group, conservative Democrats who were opposed to
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and the New Deal, and led by lobbyist
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.


Death and burial

Buchanan died in
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, on February 22, 1937. He was buried at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Texas. He was succeeded in Congress by
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, then the head of the
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in Texas and an ardent New Dealer, who later became the 36th President of the United States.


Legacy

Buchanan Dam The Buchanan Dam () is a multiple arch dam located on the Colorado River of Texas. The dam forms Lake Buchanan and was the first dam to be completed in the chain of Texas Highland Lakes. The dam is used for generating hydroelectric power and ...
and the lake it forms, Lake Buchanan, are named in his honor. Both are located about 12 miles (19 km) west of
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.


See also

* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)


References


External links

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A Guide to the James Paul Buchanan Papers, 1896-1954
* 1867 births 1937 deaths People from Orangeburg County, South Carolina People from Chappell Hill, Texas University of Texas School of Law alumni Texas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Death in Washington, D.C. Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas {{Texas-politician-stub