John Francis Buckley Explained

John Francis Buckley
Birth Date:1891 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Butte, Montana, U.S.
Death Place:St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
Riding2:Athabaska
Predecessor2:Donald Ferdinand Kellner
Successor2:Percy Griffith Davies
Term Start2:1930
Term End2:1931
Party:Liberal Party of Canada

John Francis Buckley (November 26, 1891 – November 27, 1931) was a barrister, soldier, and Canadian federal politician, born in Butte, Montana.

Buckley served in World War I with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1915 to 1918.

Buckley ran for the House of Commons of Canada and was elected in the 1930 Canadian federal election. He defeated Incumbent Donald Ferdinand Kellner in a close 3-way race. A year into his term, Buckley died in a car accident at St. Paul, Alberta when his vehicle struck a team of horses pulling a carriage.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/WTG/1931/12/03/8/Ar00804.html?query=newspapers%7C%22John+Francis+Buckley%22%7C%7Cscore "J. F. Buckley, M.P., Killed"