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Constantine W. Buckley Full Name: Constantine W. Buckley Date of birth: January 22, 1815 Date of death: December 19, 1865 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 47 Nov 2, 1863 - Dec 19, 1865 10th     Sugar Land / Fort Bend   Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton H 47 Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 9th (1)     Richmond / Fort Bend Speaker 11/4/1861-12/7/1861 and 2/2/1863-3/7/1863.   Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton H 51 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Sugar Land / Fort Bend   Austin, Fort Bend H 51 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (2)     Hodges Bend / Fort Bend   Austin, Fort Bend (1) Darnell succeeded Constantine W. Buckley as speaker on 12/7/1861; Darnell left for the war end of Regular Session; Buckley was again speaker in 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches BUCKLEY, CONSTANTINE W. (1815-1865). Handbook of Texas Online. 15th and 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Constantine W. Buckley. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Photographs Photograph. Constantine W. Buckley, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Photograph. Constantine W. Buckley, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Committee Informationtop 10th R.S. - 1863 Frontier Defense and Protection   Judiciary (Chair)  Military Board   Public Debt   Stores and Storing   8th R.S. - 1859 Agricultural Affairs   Judiciary (Chair)  Slaves and Slavery   State Affairs   7th R.S. - 1857 Education   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary   Private Land Claims (Chair)  San Saba County, Memorials Regarding Indian Depredations   Slaves and Slavery

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