Governor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893. He attended common schools and joined the Confederate Army as a private in the 4th Alabama Cavalry in 1864. After the war, he moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee, where he engaged in farming and livestock breeding. By the 1880s, his 325-acre farm was one of the most successful in the county. He was elected to the county's seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1886, and again in 1888. Among the legislation he sponsored was a bill exempting farmers' co-ops from the state's merchant tax.
During his governorship, he established a secondary school system for Tennessee and a pension program for Confederate Veterans. The "convict release system," used to ease the cost of housing convicts, put many coal miners out of work when convicts were hired for much lower wages. When this matter incited violence in 1892, Buchanan used troops to ease the issue.
During his governorship, he established a secondary school system for Tennessee and a pension program for Confederate Veterans. The "convict release system," used to ease the cost of housing convicts, put many coal miners out of work when convicts were hired for much lower wages. When this matter incited violence in 1892, Buchanan used troops to ease the issue.
Governor of Tennessee from 1891 to 1893. He attended common schools and joined the Confederate Army as a private in the 4th Alabama Cavalry in 1864. After the war, he moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee, where he engaged in farming and livestock breeding. By the 1880s, his 325-acre farm was one of the most successful in the county. He was elected to the county's seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1886, and again in 1888. Among the legislation he sponsored was a bill exempting farmers' co-ops from the state's merchant tax.
During his governorship, he established a secondary school system for Tennessee and a pension program for Confederate Veterans. The "convict release system," used to ease the cost of housing convicts, put many coal miners out of work when convicts were hired for much lower wages. When this matter incited violence in 1892, Buchanan used troops to ease the issue.
During his governorship, he established a secondary school system for Tennessee and a pension program for Confederate Veterans. The "convict release system," used to ease the cost of housing convicts, put many coal miners out of work when convicts were hired for much lower wages. When this matter incited violence in 1892, Buchanan used troops to ease the issue.
Bio by: Charles P. Sands
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