Hugh Buchanan

Hugh Buchanan
Hugh Buchanan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Georgia's 4th district
	In office; March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1823; Argyll, Scotland
Died	June 11, 1890 (aged 66); Newnan, Georgia
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery; Newnan, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	Phillips' Georgia Legion
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Trevilian Station;

Hugh Buchanan (September 15, 1823 – June 11, 1890) was a Scottish-born American Cavalry officer during the American Civil War and U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Biography

Born in Argyll, Scotland Buchanan immigrated to the United States and settled in Vermont. He attended the public schools of that State. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Newnan, Georgia, in 1846. He served as member of the State senate in 1855 and 1857. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1856 and 1868. He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Breckinridge and Lane in 1860. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in June 1861 and served until 1865.[1] As Captain of Company D of the Phillips Georgia Legion Cavalry Battalion, he was wounded in the chest on June 11, 1864 at the Battle of Trevilian Station.[2]

Buchanan was elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress, but his credentials were not presented to the House as the State had not been readmitted to representation. He was appointed judge of the superior court of the Coweta circuit in August 1872 and served until September 1880. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1877.[1]

Buchanan was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. He died in Newnan, Georgia, June 11, 1890 and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.[1][3]

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References

"Buchanan, Hugh". United States Congress. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
Coffman, Richard (2011). Going Back the Way They Came: A History of the Phillips Georgia Legion Cavalry Battalion. Mercer University Press.
"Hugh Buchanan". Find A Grave. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

External links

Buchanan, Hugh - Phillip's Legion National Archives compiled service records of Confederate Soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Georgia.

Sources

United States Congress. "Hugh Buchanan (id: B001003)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Persons	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	Succeeded by Henry R. Harris

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[Congress-1] "Buchanan, Hugh". United States Congress. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[Coffman-2] Coffman, Richard (2011). Going Back the Way They Came: A History of the Phillips Georgia Legion Cavalry Battalion. Mercer University Press.

[Grave-3] "Hugh Buchanan". Find A Grave. Retrieved 14 September 2018.