Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Buckland, Edward Grant 1866 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

EDWARD GRANT BUCKLAND

EDWARD GRANT BUCKLAND, a former resident of this county is now living at
Washington, D. C. At least he spends a large part of his time in the Capital
city. He is vice-president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and
maintains offices at Washington, D. C, New York City, New Haven, Conn., and
Providence, R. I. He was born at Buffalo, N. Y., December 31, 1866. His parents
were Andrew J. Buckland and Julia Turner Buckland. The latter died in 1869. Mr.
Buckland came to Barton County with his father and three sisters, May 26, 1872.
He lived in Great Bend until 1887. In September 1882 he went to Topeka where he
attended Washburn College. He graduated from that institution in 1887. He then
went to New Haven where he entered the Yale Law School in the autumn of 1887 and
graduated in 1889. He became an Instructor and later assistant-professor in the
law school and in Yale College, at the same time being engaged in the general
practice of law with the firm of Townsend & Watrous, afterwards Watrous &
Buckland. June 21, 1898, he was appointed attorney for the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company with offices at Providence, R. I. He remained there
until January 1, 1904 when he returned to New Haven as attorney for the road and
located at its main office. January 1, 1906 he was appointed vice-president of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford Company and again moved to Providence, R. I,
where he represented that company's steam railroad, street railway and steamship
interests. On March 1, 1910, he again returned to New Haven as a general
executive, vice-president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company. He now has offices, in Providence, R. I., New Haven, Conn., New York
City and Washington, D. C., and represents the company's interests. He was
married to Sally Tyler Clark of New Haven, Conn., June 21, 1898. They have two
sons and two daughters. The family residence is at New Haven, Conn.


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