Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Creighton Buchanan

Full Name: John Creighton Buchanan
Birth date: February 24, 1850
Death date: December 1, 1884

Terms of Service

Senate, 18th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/9/1883 - 12/1/1884
Democrat
Senate, 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ & 16th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislatures
1/14/1879 - 1/9/1883
Democrat

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News .
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas 1881.
(5) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal . January 9, 1883
January 10, 1883
(6) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Memorial committee, resolution, and service, speeches by Senators Kilgore, Page, and Terrell, and memorial page, 19th Legislature, 3/31/1885, pp. 27, 288, 299-301. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Buchanan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Buchanan, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, "John Creighton Buchanan," Wood County Historical Society, Wood County, 1850-1900, 1976, pp. 69-70. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, p. 242. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
Biographical sketch, John Creighton Buchanan, p. 238. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.