US Buckingham, William Alfred - Governor, CT

William Alfred Buckingham
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Born: May 28, 1804

Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut

Father: Deacon Samuel Buckingham 1770 – 1850

Mother: Joanna Matson 1777 – 1846

Wife: Eliza Ripley 1808 – 1868
(Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut)​

Children:

William Ripley Buckingham 1836 – 1838​
(Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut)​
Eliza Coit Buckingham Aiken 1838 – 1924​
(Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut)​

Political Party: Republican Party and National Union Party

Occupation before War:


Organizer and Owner of Hayward Rubber Company
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1849 – 1850: Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut​
Member of Norwich, Connecticut City Council​
Town Treasurer for Norwich, Connecticut​
1856 – 1857: Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut​
1858 – 1866: Governor of Connecticut​
1860: Campaigner for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign​
1860: Hosted Abraham Lincoln when he visited Connecticut​

Civil War Career:

Borrowed money in his own name to finance war efforts.​
Worked Seven days a week twelve hours a day as Governor.​
Answered letters from soldiers in the field.​
Visited Connecticut Soldiers at war and at home.​
As Governor he was concerned with the welfare of Connecticut troops​
1863: Persuaded Connecticut Assembly to authorize regiment of black troops the first would be the 29th​ Connecticut Infantry Regiment.​

Occupation after War:

1866: Declined renomination as Governor of Connecticut​
1869 – 1875: United States Senator from Connecticut​
1869 – 1873: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee​
1869 – 1875: Member of Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee​
1873 – 1875: Chairman of Senate Indian Affairs Committee​

Died: February 5, 1875

Place of Death:
Norwich, Connecticut

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut
 
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