Frank W. Bucknam
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Frank William Bucknam | |
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 Bucknam around 1900 | |
| Born | December 7, 1869 Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1942 (aged 72) Skowhegan, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
| Years active | 1890–1942 |
| Known for | Maine's Commissioner of Pharmacy |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude F. Whitcomb (1896–1925; her death) Eva Lillian Knowlton (1926–1942; his death) |
Frank William Bucknam (December 7, 1869 – April 30, 1942)[1][2] was an American pharmacist from Yarmouth, Maine. He was appointed Maine's Commissioner of Pharmacy in 1906, and was a delegate to the United States Pharmacopeial Convention in Washington, D.C., on several occasions.
Bucknam was born on December 7, 1869, in Yarmouth, Maine, to William and Katie.[2] He was educated in the public schools. After graduating high school, he attended business college in Portland, Maine, graduating around the time of his 21st birthday in 1890.[1]
Career
Bucknam entered the drug business as an apprentice with Leone R. Cook in Yarmouth's Upper Village. While there, in 1894 he received a certificate as a registered pharmacist.[1]
In March 1894, he began running his own store at today's 108 Main Street[3] in Yarmouth's Lower Falls. His stock included toilet articles, patent medicines, paints, oils, wallpaper, leading brands of cigars and confectionary.[4] After six years in business, and while also balancing a role as a Yarmouth town clerk,[5] in 1900 he purchased a store in Skowhegan, living with his wife, Gertrude, on Madison Avenue.[1][6] His new business was destroyed by fire in December 1904, but he was back in business in a temporary store within 36 hours. He eventually found a new home beneath the Oxford Hotel at 78 Water Street. This building too burned down, in 1908.[1][7]
In 1906, Bucknam was appointed Maine's Commissioner of Pharmacy by Governor of Maine William T. Cobb, beating five other candidates. He had received written recommendations from three-quarters of the druggists in the state.[1]
Bucknam was a delegate to the United States Pharmacopeial Convention in Washington, D.C., on multiple occasions, including in May 1920.[8][9]