Background
Buchanan, Marion Lynn was born on October 17, 1913 in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Son of Orlando and Bertha (Ashenfelter) Buchanan.
Buchanan, Marion Lynn was born on October 17, 1913 in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Son of Orlando and Bertha (Ashenfelter) Buchanan.
Graduate El Dorado Junior College, 1932. Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1935. Master of Science, West. Virginia University, 1937.
Student of University of Wisconsin, 1939-1941.
Instructor in animal husbandry West Virginia University, 1937-1939. University fellow University of Wisconsin, 1940-1941. Associate professor animal husbandry University of Georgia, 1941-1942.
Assistant professor animal husbandry University of Idaho, 1942-1943.
Agricultural development agent Great Northern Railway, Great Falls, Montana, 1943-1944. Associate professor animal husbandry North Dakota Agricultural College, 1945-1946, chief division animal industry from 1946.
Member American Society Animal Production, American Genetic Association, Columbia Sheep Breeders Association (secretary 1945), Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi.
Married Lucye Nell Yates, October 2, 1935. Children: Arthur, Lynnel, David.