- John T. Buckbee
John Theodore Buckbee (
August 1 ,1871 -April 23 ,1936 ) was a U.S. Representative fromIllinois .Born on a farm near
Rockford, Illinois , Buckbee attended the public schools of Rockford.He studied agriculture and horticulture inAustria, France , Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, and Great Britain.He established and engaged in a seed business inRockford, Illinois .Buckbee was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth and to the four succeeding Congresses.He served from
March 4 ,1927 , until his death inRockford, Illinois ,April 23 ,1936 .He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.References
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