Buckner Thruston 
Buckner was born on February 9th, 1763 in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. Buckner's father was Rev. and Colonel Charles Mynn Thruston and his mother was Mary Buckner. His paternal grandparents were John Thruston and Sarah Mynn. He had a brother named Captain Charles Minn. He was the older of the two children. He had a half-sister named Eloise. He died at the age of 82 on August 30th, 1845 in Washington, D.C.. He was buried in August 1845 in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C..General Notes
A United States Senator from Kentucky. Graduated from William and Mary
College; studied law; moved to Lexington, Fayette Co., VA (now KY) in
1788; admitted to the bar and began the practice of law; member of
Virginia Assembly, 1789; after Kentucky was organized as a state elected
clerk of the first state senate in 1792; appointed one of Kentucky's
three commissioners to settle boundary disputes between the states of KY
and VA; District Judge of KY in 1791; judge of the circuit court, 1802 -
1803; appointed United States Judge of the Territory of Orleans, 1804 but
declined; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served
from Mar 4, 1805 to Dec 18, 1809 when he resigned having been appointed
to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia where he
served from January 1810 until his death on Aug 30, 1845.
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- b. in West Buckland, near Wellington, Somersetshire, England
- b.08 Jun 1606 in Wellington, Somerset, England d.08 Apr 1675 in Bristol, England
- b.19 Jan 1636/37 in Bristol, England d.>14 May 1698 in Norfolk Co., VA
- b.Aug 1604
- b. in Landsdown, Gloucester Co., VA d.28 Feb 1766 in Gloucester Co., VA
- b.06 Nov 1738 in Gloucester Co., VA d.Jun 1812 in LA
- b.09 Feb 1763 in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester Co., VA d.30 Aug 1845 in Washington, D.C.
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