Buckner Thruston

Biography of Buckner Thruston

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Thruston
• First Name: Buckner
• Date of Birth: February , 9 , 1764
• Place of Birth (POB): Gloucester County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: August , 30 , 1845
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Buckner Thruston Court Service Information

• Court Name: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Madison ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1809
• Seat vacated by: Duckett , Allen Bowie
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/13/1809
• Commission Date: 12/14/1809
• Date of Termination: 08/30/1845
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Buckner Thruston in the Law School

• Name of School: College of William and Mary
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1783

Buckner Thruston Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1788-1789, 1791-1792, 1794-1802, 1803-1805
• State delegate, Virginia, 1789
• Commissioner, boundary dispute between Kentucky and Virginia, 1791
• Judge, Kentucky State District Court, 1791
• Clerk, Kentucky State Senate, 1792-1794
• Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, 1802-1803
• U.S. senator from Kentucky, 1805-1809
• Nominated and confirmed to Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans, 1805; declined

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