Buckner Thruston
Buckner Thruston (February 9, 1763 – August 30, 1845) was an American lawyer, slaveowner and politician who served as United States Senator from Kentucky as well as in the Virginia House of Delegates and became a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Buckner Thruston | |
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| Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office December 14, 1809 – August 30, 1845 | |
| Appointed by | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Allen Bowie Duckett |
| Succeeded by | James Dunlop |
| United States Senator from Kentucky | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – December 18, 1809 | |
| Preceded by | John Brown |
| Succeeded by | Henry Clay |
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| Born | February 9, 1763 Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | August 30, 1845 (aged 82) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Children | Charles Mynn Thruston |
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| Education | College of William & Mary (A.B.) |
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