Tom Buck
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byJack T. Brinkley
Constituency112th district (1967–1969)
84th district (1969–1973)
87th district (1973–1975)
95th district (1975–1993)
135th district (1993–2003)
112th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Bryant Buck III

(1938-03-02)March 2, 1938
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 2020(2020-01-02) (aged 81)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEmory University (BA, LLB)
ProfessionAttorney

Thomas Bryant Buck III (March 2, 1938 – January 2, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer.

Buck was born in Columbus, Georgia and graduated from Columbus High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army in 1963 and 1964. Buck received his bachelor's and law degrees from Emory University in 1959 and 1962. Buck practiced law in Columbus, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1966 to 2004. He was a member of the Democratic party. Buck served on the Columbus City Council for a brief time after he left the Georgia General Assembly. Buck died at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas B. Buck, III". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ New Georgia Encyclopedia-Tom Buck
  3. ^ Longtime Columbus civic leader, lawmaker Tom Buck passes away
Georgia House of Representatives Preceded byJack Brinkley Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 112th district, Post 3 1967–1969 Succeeded byGrace Towns Hamilton Preceded bySteve D. Nimmer Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 84th district, Post 3 1969–1973 Succeeded byJames Hoyt Adams Preceded byHerbert Jones, Jr. Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 87th district, Post 1 1973–1975 Succeeded byJack Connell Preceded byWard Edwards Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 95th district 1975–1993 Succeeded byGail Buckner Preceded byJohnny Floyd Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 135th district 1993–2003 Succeeded byLawrence R. Roberts Preceded byBill Jackson Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 112th district 2003–2005 Succeeded byDoug Holt


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