Background
He was born in Butte, Montana.
He was born in Butte, Montana.
Buckley served in World War I with the Princess Patricia"s Canadian Light Infantry from 1915 to 1918. Buckley ran for the Canadian House of Commons and was elected in the 1930 Canadian federal election. He defeated Incumbent Donald Ferdinand Kellner in a close 3 way race.
A year into his term, Buckley died in a car accident at Saint Paul, Alberta when his vehicle struck a team of horses pulling a carriage.