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    Buckman, Clarence Bennett "C.B."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1881-82 (District 30); Senate 1883-90 (District 39); Senate 1899-1902 (District 48)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Todd

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/1/1851 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
    Birth County: Bucks
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 3/1/1917
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: C.B.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Little Falls
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Doylestown Public Schools, Pennsylvania; Secondary;
    Doylestown Normal Schools, Pennsylvania; Attended College;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Judge: Minnesota (Justice of the Peace); 1873 to 1??? [Appointed]
    U.S. Representative: 6th Congressional District, Minnesota; 03/04/1903 to 03/03/1907 [Elected]
    U.S. Executive Branch: Deputy United States Marshal; 1912 to 1917

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Minnesota Place Names lists his birth year as 1850. Toensing lists 1851. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1901 lists 1852. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1849.

    He came to Minnesota in 1872.

    He was one of the first settlers of the town of Buckman, Minnesota which was named after him. He moved to Little Falls, Minnesota in 1880.

    His farm was damaged by a cyclone in 1886.

    He served as a Republican Party member of the United States Congress.

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the United States House of Representatives in 1906.

    He died in a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan and was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota.

    Total Days Served: 5117

    SESSIONS SERVED

    32nd Legislative Session (1901-1902) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 48
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Little Falls
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Morrison
    Occupation: Lumber Business
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Forestry and Fire Protection
    • Internal Improvements
    • Labor (Chair)
    • Logs and Lumber
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Normal Schools
    • Railroads

    31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 48
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Little Falls
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Morrison
    Occupation: Lumber Business
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Forestry and Fire Protection
    • Internal Improvements (Chair)
    • Logs and Lumber
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Normal Schools
    • Railroads

    26th Legislative Session (1889-1890) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Sauk Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/5/1891
    Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
    Occupation: Lumberman
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Booms, Logs and Lumber Special (Chair)
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Indian Affairs
    • Public Buildings
    • State Prison

    25th Legislative Session (1887-1888)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Sauk Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/5/1891
    Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
    Occupation: Lumberman
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Booms and Logs Special (Chair)
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Indian Affairs
    • Joint Dividing the State into Senatorial or Representative Districts Special
    • Public Buildings
    • State Prison
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore

    24th Legislative Session (1885-1886) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Little Falls
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
    Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
    Occupation: Lumbering
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Enrollment
    • Grain and Warehouse Inspection (Chair)
    • Library
    • Railroads

    23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Little Falls
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
    Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
    Occupation: Lumbering
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Enrollment
    • Grain and Warehouse Inspection (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • State Prison

    22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 30
    Elected: 11/2/1880
    Residence: Little Falls
    Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
    Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Engrossment (Chair)
    • Public Lands

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    Cyclone of 1886, Ruins of Senator Buckman's Farm, Near Buckman, Minnesota, 1886. Available in the Minnesota Reflections Collection.

    Articles & Books About
    "Buckman Township." Minnesota Place Names (Electronic Resource), St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society.

    Buckman, Clarence Bennett. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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