George H. Buckstaff

George H. Buckstaff
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
Preceded byThomas Wall
Succeeded byGeorge White Pratt
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Winnebago 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byHiram W. Webster
Succeeded byCarlton Foster
Personal details
Born(1837-03-08)March 8, 1837
Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick
DiedOctober 17, 1913(1913-10-17) (aged 76)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Martha A. Murray
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(m. 1868⁠–⁠1913)​
ChildrenGeorge E. Buckstaff,
2 others
RelativesGeorge A. Buckstaff (nephew)
Occupationlumberman, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankSergeant, USV
Unit1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

George Hardin Buckstaff (March 8, 1837 – October 17, 1913) was a British North America-born American lumberman, and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and two years in the State Assembly, representing Winnebago County. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army and was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Biography

Buckstaff was born on March 8, 1837, in Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick.[1] He came to Wisconsin in 1850 to work as a lumberman in Winnebago County.[1]

After the outbreak of the American Civil War, he volunteered for service in the Union Army and was enrolled in Company A of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.[2] He served through the first three years of the war, participating in the battles at Perryville, Stones River, and Hoover's Gap.[3] He was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, in September 1863, and mustered out of federal service at the end of his three year enlistment in October 1864.[2]

He was a member of the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors in 1878 and 1879. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 and re-elected in 1881.[4] He did not run for another term in 1882. In 1886, he ran for office again and was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from the 19th State Senate district.[5]

He died at his home in Oshkosh in 1913.[6]

Personal life and family

George H. Buckstaff was a son of John Buckstaff, Sr. His father and several brothers also moved to the Oshkosh area and were successful in the lumbering business. His nephew, George A. Buckstaff, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[7]

On October 21, 1868, Buckstaff married Martha Murray. They had three children.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Heg, J. E., ed. (1881). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 527. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "First Regiment Infantry - Three Years Organization". Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. 1886. p. 314. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "First Infantry (Reorganized)". The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co. pp. 427–437. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 564. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Timme, Ernst G., ed. (1886). "Biographical" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 488. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "George Buckstaff Dead". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, WI. October 17, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "G. A. Buckstaff Passes Away at Home After Extended Illness". Oshkosh Northwestern. September 27, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.