Background
John Francis Buckland was born in Runnymede, Wraysbury, England in 1832 in a farmhouse that was a former hunting lodge of King John.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
John Francis Buckland was born in Runnymede, Wraysbury, England in 1832 in a farmhouse that was a former hunting lodge of King John.
He immigrated to Queensland in 1862 from England. Buckland died on 21 September 1910 and was buried on 22 September 1910 in Nundah Cemetery. Later he was in business on his own account as an auctioneer and broker.
He was re-elected in 1883 and 1888, and resigned on 29 March 1892 in order to attend to his own financial affairs during an economic depression.
Buckland was a member of the Toombul Shire Council and its chairman from 1883 to 1885. On 13 July 1882, he was elected through a by-election as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing Bulimba.
