Thomas Buck Reed | |
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| United States Senator fromMississippi | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – November 26, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Adams |
| In office January 28, 1826 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Powhatan Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Powhatan Ellis |
| Attorney General of Mississippi | |
| In office 1821–1825 | |
| Governor | George Poindexter Walter Leake Gerard Brandon |
| Preceded by | Edward Turner |
| Succeeded by | Richard Stockton |
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| Born | (1787-05-07)May 7, 1787 |
| Died | November 26, 1829(1829-11-26) (aged 42) |
| Party | Jacksonian |
Thomas Buck Reed (May 7, 1787 – November 26, 1829) was aUnited States senator fromMississippi.
Thomas Buck Reed was born on May 7, 1787, nearLexington, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey (nowPrinceton University.) He studied law and was admitted to the bar.
He commenced legal practice in Lexington in 1808. In 1809, he moved toNatchez, Mississippi, and served as acity clerk in 1811. He was an unsuccessful candidate forDelegate to Congress in 1813, and wasattorney general of Mississippi from 1821 to 1826. His party affiliation wasJacksonian.
In 1825, he was elected to theMississippi House of Representatives but declined to take his seat; he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofDavid Holmes and served from January 28, 1826, to March 3, 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1827, but was again elected to the Senate in 1828 and served from March 4, 1829.
He married Margaret Allison Ross, the daughter of plantation ownerIsaac Ross.[1]
He died on November 26, 1829, in Lexington, Kentucky.
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Mississippi 1821–1825 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Mississippi 1826–1827 Served alongside:Thomas H. Williams | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Mississippi 1829 Served alongside:Powhatan Ellis | Succeeded by |
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