John Francis Buckley (November 26, 1891 – November 27, 1931) was a barrister, soldier, and Canadian federal politician, born in

Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the ...

. Buckley served in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

with the

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricia's) is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patrici ...

from 1915 to 1918. Buckley ran for the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

and was elected in the

1930 Canadian federal election The 1930 Canadian federal election was held on July 28, 1930, to elect members of the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada. Richard Bedford Bennett's Conservative Party won a majority government, defeating the Liberal Party led by ...

. He defeated Incumbent

Donald Ferdinand Kellner Donald Ferdinand Kellner (September 15, 1879 – April 1, 1935) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. Kellner was elected as a Progressive/UFA candidate to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 Canadian federal election in the Edmonton ...

in a close 3-way race. A year into his term, Buckley died in a car accident at St. Paul, Alberta when his vehicle struck a team of horses pulling a carriage."J. F. Buckley, M.P., Killed"
''Western Globe'', December 3, 1931, Page 8

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* 1891 births 1931 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian military personnel of World War I Politicians from Butte, Montana American emigrants to Canada Road incident deaths in Canada Accidental deaths in Alberta Military personnel from Montana Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry soldiers {{alberta-politician-stub