Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection

BUECHNER, John William (Jack), a Representative from Missouri; born in Kirkwood, Mo., June 4, 1940; attended parochial schools; A.B., Benedictine College, Atchison, Kans., 1962; J.D., St. Louis University Law School, St. Louis, Mo.,1965; admitted to the Missouri State bar in 1965 and commenced practice in St. Louis County; real estate developer; member, Missouri house of representatives, 1972-1982; delegate to the Republican National Conventions, 1964, 1980, 1988; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1991); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress; president, National Republican Institute for International Affairs; is a resident of St. Louis, Mo.