Career
He was appointed County Governor of Finmarkens Amt (today"s Troms and Finnmark) in 1833. In 1838 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1838, representing his county. He served only one term.
After his parliamentary term he was sent to Northwest Russia by the second cabinet Wedel-Jarlsberg, in order to improve commercial relations.
During this period Mons Lie was acting County Governor. Buck died in 1843.