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Senate Years of Service: 1971-1977 Party: Conservative
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BUCKLEY, James Lane, a Senator from New York; born in New York City, March 9, 1923;
received secondary education at the Millbrook School, Millbrook, N.Y.;
graduated Yale University 1943 and received his law degree from the same
university in 1949; enlisted in United States Navy in 1942 and was discharged
with rank of lieutenant (jg.) in 1946; admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1950
and commenced practice in New Haven; joined the Catawba Corp. of New York as a
vice president and director 1953-1970; elected as the candidate of the
Conservative Party of New York State to the United States Senate in 1970, and
served from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1977; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1976 and for election from Connecticut in 1980; Under Secretary
for Security, Science, and Technology, United States Department of State
1981-1982; president, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. 1982-1985; federal
judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit 1985-1996;
is a resident of Sharon, Conn.
BibliographyBuckley, James L.
Gleanings from an Unplanned Life: An Annotated Oral History.
Wilmington: ISI Books, 2006; Buckley, James Lane.
If Men Were Angels: A View From the Senate. New York: G.P.
Putnams Sons, 1975.
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