Life span: 05/28/1804 to 02/05/1875TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Alfred BuckinghamPlace of Birth: Lebanon, CTBurial Place: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, CTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateEducation: OtherOther Education: Bacon Academy, Colchester, CT Occupation: PoliticianBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: WhigRepublicanGovernment: US SenateGovernorLocal government Note Cards William Alfred Buckingham (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceBUCKINGHAM, William Alfred, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., May 28, 1804; attended the common schools and Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn.; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in manufacturing; mayor of Norwich, Conn. 1849-1850, 1856-1857; Governor of Connecticut 1858-1866; resumed his former business pursuits; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Norwich, Conn., February 5, 1875; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses), Committee on Investigation and Retrenchment (Forty-second Congress), Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-third Congress); interment in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn."Buckingham, William Alfred," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001021. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 01/13/1859 01/13/1859 The Connecticut Republican Party Convention meets in New Haven 04/02/1860 04/02/1860 Republicans sweep state elections in Connecticut 05/02/1860 05/02/1860 In New Haven, William A. Buckingham inaugurated for his third term as Governor of Connecticut 04/01/1861 04/01/1861 Governor Buckingham re-elected as Republicans once again sweep state elections in Connecticut 05/14/1863 05/14/1863 The American Temperance Union holds its annual meeting in New York City Documents Subject Docs Date Title 11/25/1865 New Haven (CT) Palladium, “The Reception,” November 25, 1865 Images William Alfred Buckingham William Alfred Buckingham, detail Bibliography Chicago Style Entry Link Buckingham, Samuel Giles. The Life of William A. Buckingham, the War Governor of Connecticut. Springfield, MA: W. F. Adams Co., 1894. View Record
William Alfred Buckingham (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceBUCKINGHAM, William Alfred, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., May 28, 1804; attended the common schools and Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn.; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in manufacturing; mayor of Norwich, Conn. 1849-1850, 1856-1857; Governor of Connecticut 1858-1866; resumed his former business pursuits; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Norwich, Conn., February 5, 1875; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses), Committee on Investigation and Retrenchment (Forty-second Congress), Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-third Congress); interment in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn."Buckingham, William Alfred," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001021.