Education
Born in Boonville, New York, Buck studied law at New York Law School and was admitted to the New York Barometer
member of the State Senate of Minnesota
Born in Boonville, New York, Buck studied law at New York Law School and was admitted to the New York Barometer
Buck moved to Minnesota Territory in 1857 and eventually settled in Mankato, Minnesota. Buck served on the Minnesota State Normal School board. He also served on the Mankato, Minnesota school board.
In 1866, Buck served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat and then served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1879 to 1883.
Buck served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1894 until 1899 when he resigned due to his wife"s ill health. Buck died in Mankato, Minnesota.