Benjamin Pendleton Buckner served as Mayor of the city ofHouston, Texas in 1847 and 1848.[1]
Prior to serving as mayor of Houston, Buckner was the chief justice of Harris County, beginning in 1839. He served as chief justice until 1847, the first year he was elected as mayor. He served a second one-year term in 1848.[2]
Buckner was a cousin ofConfederate GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner.[3]
| Preceded by | Mayor of Houston, Texas 1847–1848 | Succeeded by |
