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Simon Bolivar Buckner

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Simon Bolivar Buckner

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Also known as Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr., Simon B. Buckner, Simon Buckner

Confederate Army general (1823-1914)

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Simon Bolivar Buckner was a male American military personnel and journalist. He served as a general in both the United States Army and the Confederate States Army, with allegiance to the Confederate States of America. His military service included participation in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. He was educated at the United States Military Academy and was a member of the Democratic Party.

Born in Hart County in 1823, Buckner later served as the Governor of Kentucky. He died in Hart County in 1914 from kidney failure, a natural cause. He was named after Simón Bolívar and had a child named Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. His written works include *The currency* and *To the freemen of Kentucky*. He is described by sources such as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1823
Died
1914
Works
2

Top works

  • The currency
  • To the freemen of Kentucky

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1949-12-19
Active to
2014-10-12
reggae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Simon
Named after
Simón Bolívar
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hart County
Place of death
Hart County
Occupation
journalist
Military rank
general
Image
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.jpg
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Commons category
Simon Bolivar Buckner
date of birth
1823-04-01
date of death
1914-01-08
cause of death
kidney failure
manner of death
natural causes
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org/governor/simon-bolivar-buckner
Sources (4)

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