Clayton Douglass Buck first worked as an engineer in Delaware. He was a veteran of World War I. A Republican, he was elected governor of Delaware and served from 1929 - 1937. He was elected US Senator and served from 1942 - 1948. He was appointed Delaware State Tax Commissioner in 1953 and served until 1957 when he retired from public service. He died in 1965. The tombstone says that he was born and died at "Buena Vista." This was the family estate near New Castle Delaware.
Clayton Douglass Buck first worked as an engineer in Delaware. He was a veteran of World War I. A Republican, he was elected governor of Delaware and served from 1929 - 1937. He was elected US Senator and served from 1942 - 1948. He was appointed Delaware State Tax Commissioner in 1953 and served until 1957 when he retired from public service. He died in 1965. The tombstone says that he was born and died at "Buena Vista." This was the family estate near New Castle Delaware.
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