Thomas Buck Reed Explained

Thomas Buck Reed
Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:Mississippi
Term Start1:January 28, 1826
Term End1:March 4, 1827
Predecessor1:Powhatan Ellis
Successor1:Powhatan Ellis
Term Start:March 4, 1829
Term End:November 26, 1829
Predecessor:Thomas H. Williams
Successor:Robert H. Adams
Office2:Attorney General of Mississippi
Term Start2:1821
Term End2:1825
Governor2:George Poindexter
Walter Leake
Gerard Brandon
Predecessor2:Edward Turner
Successor2:Richard Stockton
Birth Date:7 May 1787
Birth Place:Lexington, Kentucky
Death Place:Lexington, Kentucky, US
Party:Jacksonian

Thomas Buck Reed (May 7, 1787November 26, 1829) was a United States senator from Mississippi.

Biography

Early life

Thomas Buck Reed was born on May 7, 1787, near Lexington, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) He studied law and was admitted to the bar.

Career

He commenced legal practice in Lexington in 1808. In 1809, he moved to Natchez, Mississippi, and served as a city clerk in 1811. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Delegate to Congress in 1813, and was attorney general of Mississippi from 1821 to 1826. His party affiliation was Jacksonian.

In 1825, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives but declined to take his seat; he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Holmes and served from January 28, 1826, to March 3, 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1827, but was again elected to the Senate in 1828 and served from March 4, 1829.

Personal life

He married Margaret Allison Ross, the daughter of plantation owner Isaac Ross.[1]

Death

He died on November 26, 1829, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vz4OySLtmE0C&dq=thomas+reed+isaac+ross&pg=PA28 Mississippi in Africa