Background
Buck, Raymond Elliott was born on July 13, 1894 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Raymond H. and Eula E. (Blackmore) Buck.
Buck, Raymond Elliott was born on July 13, 1894 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Raymond H. and Eula E. (Blackmore) Buck.
Student Texas Christian University, 1911-1913. Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1917.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1919, since in general practice as member Buck & Buck. City attorney, Fort Worth, 1920-1922. General counsel, director Southern Air Transport, 1928-1930.
President Midway Airport Corporation, 1948-1952.
Associate general counsel American Airlines, Incorporated., from 1929. Director, general counsel Trinity Life Insurance Company, 1934-1935.
Director, general counsel Commercial Standard Insurance Company, 1935-1943, chairman, general counsel, from 1943, president, from 1952. Chairman, past president, general counsel, chairman of the executive committee Comml, Standard Fire & Marine Company, from 1952, Commercial Standard Life Insurance Company, from 1955, Commercial Standard Title Insurance Company, from 1958.
Owner, operator Raymond East. Buck Ranch & Cattle Company, from 1938.
Associate general counsel Convair, division General dynamics corporation, from 1941. President Bucco Homes, Incorporated., from 1950, Tarrant Land Company, from 1954. Vice-president, director Geyser Corporation, from 1964.
Director, secretary, member Executive Committee Fort Worth Air Terminal, Incorporated., from 1948.
Director Continental National Bank, Forth Worth, vice chairman of board, member Executive Committee, from 1967. Active member international board electors Insurance Hall of Fame, 1962-1965.
Company-chairman University Texas International Insurance Seminar, Board of Governors International Invitational Insurance Seminar, 1965-1966. Member insurance advisory council and planning commission University Texas, University Texas Council Business Administration Foundation.
Member the Governor's Post War Planning Committee on Taxes and Aviation, 1944-1947. Member of Texas War Bonds Committee, 1942-1945. Member Democratic Advisory Council, 1955.
Lay council Saint Joseph’s Hospital.
Served as captain, infantry, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member American, Texas bar associations, First Officers Training Camp Association (president 1952-1953), Texas University Alumni Association of Fort Worth (president 1925), Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (director from 1957, president 1962-1963), Texas Christian University Ex-Student Association (president 1949-1950), American Association United Nations (president Fort Worth from 1964).
Clubs: Forth Worth (governor 1946-1957, director, Executive Committee), Town, River Crest Country, Ridglea Country, Admirals (Fort Worth).
Married Katherine Camp, December 8, 1921. Children: Raymond Elliott Buck (deceased), Katherine Camp Buck (Mistress McDermott).