Thomas Buck Reed (May 7, 1787November 26, 1829) was a

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Biography

Early life

Thomas Buck Reed was born on May 7, 1787 near

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. He attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey (now

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.) He studied law and was admitted to the bar.

Career

He commenced legal practice in Lexington in 1808. In 1809, he moved to

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and served as a

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in 1811. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Delegate to Congress in 1813, and was

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of Mississippi from 1821 to 1826. His party affiliation was Jacksonian. In 1825, he was elected to the

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but declined to take his seat; he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Holmes and served from January 28, 1826, to March 3, 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1827, but was again elected to the Senate in 1828 and served from March 4, 1829.

Personal life

He married Margaret Allison Ross (1787–1838), the daughter of plantation owner

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Death

He died on November 26, 1829 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Thomas Buck 1787 births 1829 deaths Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky American people of Irish descent Mississippi Jacksonians Jacksonian United States senators from Mississippi Mississippi Attorneys General Politicians from Natchez, Mississippi Princeton University alumni 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers