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Alexander Buckner (March 8, 1785June 6, 1833) was a
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Biography

Born in
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, he studied law and moved to Charlestown, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near
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; he practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed by the Territorial Governor as circuit attorney for the Cape Girardeau district, and was president of the State constitutional convention in 1820. He was a member of the
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from 1822 to 1826 and was elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1831, until his death due to
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in Cape Girardeau County, 1833. Interment was on his farm in Cape Girardeau County; reinterment was in City Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, in 1897. Buckner was instrumental in its founding of the Grand Lodge of Indiana and served as the first Grand Master of Masons in 1818.Smith, Dwight L. ''Goodly Heritage'' (Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Indiana, 1968) pg.18


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* 1785 births 1833 deaths Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky Missouri state senators People from Cape Girardeau County, Missouri United States senators from Missouri Missouri Democratic-Republicans Missouri Jacksonians Deaths from cholera in the United States Democratic-Republican Party United States senators People from Charlestown, Indiana 19th-century United States senators 19th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly United States senators who owned slaves {{Louisville-stub