Franklin Buchanan (politician)
American politician
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Franklin Buchanan (1812 – March 1851) was a farmer and politician in Tennessee. He served multiple terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives starting in 1837 including as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Franklin Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1837–1838 | |
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1839–1840 | |
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841–1842 | |
| Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1842–1843 | |
| Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1812 |
| Died | March 1851 (aged 38–39) |
| Party | Whig |
Biography
Buchanan was born 1812 in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] From 1827, aged 15, until 1831 he worked in the counties office of the clerk.[1] He married Adelaide Simonton in 1831 and became a farmer, and together they had 10 children including in 1837 James M. Buchanan a soldier, farmer and merchant in Mississippi.[1]
He was elected to serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives starting in 1837 in Tennessee's 22nd General Assembly,[2] he represented Lawrence County in the house.[3] He was elected again in August 1839, as a Whig, to represent Lawrence.[4] He won again in 1841 for his third session.[5] When Burchet Douglass resigned as Speaker of the House, Buchanan was elected as the new speaker 37 votes to 33 over William Hawkins Polk.[6] Buchanan was elected again in 1847.[7] He was nominated by representative Felix A. Parker for Speaker over representative William M. Blakemore and won by a vote of 40 to 30.[8] He campaigned for the sixth congressional district seat in 1849 but lost to James H. Thomas.[9]
He moved to Monroe County, Mississippi in 1850 where he died in March 1851.[1]
