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Richard Thompson Buckler (October 27, 1865 – January 23, 1950) was a Representative from
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. He was born on a farm near
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,
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. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Coles County before moving to Andover Township,
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in 1904 where he continued agricultural pursuits. He was active in Farm Bureau and Farmers’ Union organizations and held numerous township and local school district offices, serving in the
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1915-1919, 1923-1927, and 1931-1935. Buckler was elected on the Farmer-Labor ticket to the 74th, 75th, 76th, and 77th congresses, (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1942. After his political career ended, he resumed agricultural pursuits. Buckler died in
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, January 23, 1950, with interment in Oakdale Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckler, Rich T. Members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota People from Oakland, Illinois 1865 births 1950 deaths Minnesota state senators Minnesota Farmer–Laborites Farmer–Labor Party members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature