Benjamin Franklin Buchanan

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Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
21st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office February 1, 1918 – February 1, 1922
Preceded by	James Taylor Ellyson
Succeeded by	Junius Edgar West
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 1st district
In office April 25, 1913 – January 12, 1916
Preceded by	David C. Cummings, Jr.
Succeeded by	John P. Buchanan
Member of the Virginia Senate for Washington and Smyth
In office December 6, 1893 – December 1, 1897
Preceded by	E. L. Roberts
Succeeded by	Charles W. Steele
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Franklin Buchanan October 4, 1857 Smyth County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 21, 1932(1932-02-21) (aged 74) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Eleanor Fairman Sheffey
Alma mater	University of Virginia

Benjamin Franklin Buchanan (October 4, 1857 – February 21, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1918 to 1922.

Early life and education

Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1880. He also received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1884.

Career

Buchanan practiced law in Marion and Abingdon. He also served as general counsel to the office of the United States comptroller of the currency from 1915 to 1921. He served several terms in the Senate of Virginia representing Smyth and Washington Counties, where he became one of the General Assembly's foremost authorities on taxation.

In 1917 Buchanan, a Democrat, won election as lieutenant governor of Virginia. He served from February 1, 1918 to February 1, 1922.

Death and legacy

Buchanan died of a heart attack on February 21, 1932 in Richmond, where he was attending a session of the General Assembly. He was buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion. In 1934 the General Assembly designated the road that became state highway 16 in Smyth County the B. F. Buchanan Highway.

Personal life

On March 2, 1887 Buchanan married Eleanor Fairman Sheffey. They had four sons and three daughters, including John Preston Buchanan, who succeeded Buchanan in the Senate.

References

John T. Kneebone et al., eds., Dictionary of Virginia Biography (Richmond: The Library of Virginia, 1998– ), 2:366–367.

External links

"Benjamin Franklin Buchanan". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

Senate of Virginia
Preceded by E. L. Roberts	Virginia Senator for Washington and Smyth 1893–1897	Succeeded by Charles W. Steele
Preceded by David C. Cummings, Jr.	Virginia Senator for the 1st District 1913–1916	Succeeded by John P. Buchanan
Political offices
Preceded by James Taylor Ellyson	Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1918–1922	Succeeded by Junius Edgar West

v t e Virginia State Senators from the 1st District

Byars Lincoln Cummings B. F. Buchanan J. P. Buchanan Hassinger W. Ames Doughty Walter Gunter Etheridge E. A. Ames Fears Andrews Williams Miller

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Virginia

Leake McComas Jackson Montague S Price (disputed) Polsley (disputed) Cowper Lewis Marye Withers Thomas Walker Lewis Massey Tyler Kent Echols Willard Ellyson Buchanan West J Price Holt Tuck Collins Stephens Godwin Pollard Reynolds Howell Dalton Robb Davis Wilder Beyer Hager Kaine Bolling Northam

Persondata
Name	Buchanan, Benjamin Franklin
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 4, 1857
Place of birth	Smyth County, Virginia
Date of death	February 21, 1932
Place of death	Richmond, Virginia

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