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Buckner Thruston (Feb. 9, 1764 – Aug. 30, 1845) had a full legal, judicial, and political life.<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2819&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na “Buckner Thruston”] at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.</ref> He was born in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia before embarking on a sequence of educational efforts.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000249 “Thruston, Buckner”] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.</ref> After his preparatory studies, he attended William and Mary College where he studied law under George Wythe.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br/>
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<br/>Thruston then moved to Lexington, Virginia (which became Kentucky) where he was admitted to the bar in 1788, practice law, and became a member of the Virginia Assembly in 1789.<ref>Ibid.</ref> After Kentucky was organized as a state,<ref>Ibid.</ref> he served as state delegate, Kentucky commissioner to settle border disputes with Virginia, District Court Judge, Senate Clerk, and Circuit Court Judge.<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2819&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na “Buckner Thruston”] at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges.</ref> He was appointed US judge of the court of the Territory of Orleans in 1804, but declined that honor.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000249 “Thruston, Buckner”] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.</ref> Thruston served as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1805 until 1809 when he resigned to take a judicial position as judge for the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. He held that position until he died in 1845 in Washington, D.C.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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}}Buckner Thruston (1764 &ndash; 1845) had a full legal, judicial, and political life.<ref>''Biographical Directory of Federal Judges'', s.v. "[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2819&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na Buckner Thruston]," (Federal Judicial Center), accessed April 14, 2014.</ref> He was born in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia before embarking on a sequence of educational efforts.<ref>''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'', s.v. "[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000249 Thruston, Buckner, (1763-1845)]," accessed April 14, 2014.</ref> After his preparatory studies, he attended William & Mary College where he studied law under [[George Wythe]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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Thruston then moved to Lexington in Fincastle County, Virginia (later Lexington, Kentucky) where he was admitted to the bar in 1788. He practiced law and became a member of the Virginia Assembly in 1789.<ref>Ibid.</ref> After Kentucky was organized as a state in 1792,<ref>Ibid.</ref> Thruston served as state delegate, Kentucky commissioner to settle border disputes with Virginia, a district court judge, Senate clerk, and a circuit court judge.<ref>''Biographical Directory of Federal Judges'', s.v. "Buckner Thruston."</ref> Thruston served as a U. S. Senator from Kentucky from 1805 until 1809, when he resigned to serve on the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. He held that position until he died in 1845 in Washington, D.C.<ref>''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'', s.v. "Thruston, Buckner, (1763-1845)."</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Wythe the Teacher]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 13 March 2016

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Born February 9, 1763
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  Washington, D.C.
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Buckner Thruston (1764 – 1845) had a full legal, judicial, and political life.[1] He was born in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia before embarking on a sequence of educational efforts.[2] After his preparatory studies, he attended William & Mary College where he studied law under George Wythe.[3]

Thruston then moved to Lexington in Fincastle County, Virginia (later Lexington, Kentucky) where he was admitted to the bar in 1788. He practiced law and became a member of the Virginia Assembly in 1789.[4] After Kentucky was organized as a state in 1792,[5] Thruston served as state delegate, Kentucky commissioner to settle border disputes with Virginia, a district court judge, Senate clerk, and a circuit court judge.[6] Thruston served as a U. S. Senator from Kentucky from 1805 until 1809, when he resigned to serve on the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. He held that position until he died in 1845 in Washington, D.C.[7]

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References

  1. Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, s.v. "Buckner Thruston," (Federal Judicial Center), accessed April 14, 2014.
  2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, s.v. "Thruston, Buckner, (1763-1845)," accessed April 14, 2014.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.
  6. Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, s.v. "Buckner Thruston."
  7. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, s.v. "Thruston, Buckner, (1763-1845)."