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]