Daniel Buck
| Daniel Buck | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel Miles |
| Succeeded by | Lewis R. Morris |
| 2nd Attorney General of Vermont | |
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In office 1793–1795 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Hitchcock |
| Succeeded by |
office abolished (1797-1904) Clarke C. Fitts (in 1904) |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1784 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 9, 1753 Hebron, Connecticut |
| Died | August 16, 1816 (aged 62) Chelsea, Vermont |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Content Ashley Buck |
| Children | Alpha Buck, Daniel Azro Ashley Buck, Samuel Ashley Buck, Portus Buck, Thomas Osker Noldo Buck |
| Profession | law, congressman |
Daniel Buck (November 9, 1753 – August 16, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
Buck was born in Hebron, Connecticut, the son of Thomas and Jane Buck.
He served as a soldier in the American Revolution and rose to the rank of sergeant as a member of Captain David Wheeler's Company in the Massachusetts militia regiment commanded by Benjamin Simonds. He was wounded and lost an arm at the Battle of Bennington in 1777, and received a pension from the state of Massachusetts.
He studied law with Sylvester Gilbert and was admitted to the bar in 1783. He practiced law in Thetford, Vermont, and served as state's attorney of Orange County from 1783 to 1785 and Orange County's clerk of the court in 1783 and 1784.
He was assistant secretary of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1784, and secretary pro tempore of Vermont's Governor's Council in 1785.
Buck moved to Norwich, Vermont in 1785. The town's first attorney, he also supported himself by carrying out the duties of town highway surveyor and pound keeper. He was a delegate to the 1791 convention which ratified the United States Constitution and made possible Vermont's admission to the Union as the 14th state. In 1792 he served on the state Council of Censors, which met periodically to review acts of the Vermont House and ensure their constitutionality.
He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1793 and 1794, and served as Speaker. He served as Vermont Attorney General from 1793 to 1795.
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