Background
Buchanan, Thomas Chalmers was born on November 12, 1895 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John McFarren and Jane (Mitchell) Buchanan.
Buchanan, Thomas Chalmers was born on November 12, 1895 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John McFarren and Jane (Mitchell) Buchanan.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1917. Student of University of Pittsburgh Law School, 1920-1921.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1922, and practiced in Beaver, 1922-1948. Secretary for the Department of Forest and Waters, Conservation Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1935-1936. Commissioner Public Service communications of Pennsylvania, 1936-1937.
Commissioner Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 1937-1945.
Commissioner Federal Power Commission 1948-1953, chairman 1952-1953, resigned.
Member American Legion. American, Pennsylvania and Beaver County (president, 1955-1956) bar associations.
Married Juliet Bradford, June 10, 1925. Children: Thomas Chalmers, III, Juliet Sophia, John Bradford.