About Nathaniel Buckmaster
Lived 1787 – 1855 (aged 67–68). Nathaniel Buckmaster was an American politician.
Nathaniel Buckmaster (May 1, 1787 – June 1855) was a builder, military officer, sheriff, prison operator, and state legislator in Illinois. Samuel A. Buckmaster who followed in his footsteps was his nephew. Buckmaster was a Democrat.
He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822 and from 1834 to 1836. He was elected Madison County, Illinois’ sheriff in 1821 and served several consecutive terms. He married Harriet Bartling in 1832 and they had four children.
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19th Century Illinois politician
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Nathaniel Buckmaster was born in 1787.
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