R._G._Buckingham

R. G. Buckingham

R. G. Buckingham

American politician

Richard G. Buckingham (September 14, 1816 – March 20, 1889) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1876 to 1877.[1]

Quick Facts 13th Mayor of Denver, Preceded by ...

Buckingham attended Berkshire Medical College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and received his MD in 1836. He operated a private practice in Lexington, Missouri for 21 years and then moved the practice to Denver, Colorado.[2]

He was one of the founders of the Denver Medical Association in 1871.[2] The same year, the Colorado Territorial Medical Society was founded and Buckingham was its first president.[2][3] He advocated for the creation of what was originally named the Colorado Institute for the Education of Mutes.[2]

Buckingham was nominated for governor under the Greenback Party in 1878, but was defeated by Frederick W. Pitkin.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    Tom Sherlock (April 2013). Colorado's Healthcare Heritage: A Chronology of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Volume One - 1800-1899. iUniverse. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4759-8025-7.
  3. [3]
    Tom Sherlock (April 2013). Colorado's Healthcare Heritage: A Chronology of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Volume One - 1800-1899. iUniverse. p. 547. ISBN 978-1-4759-8025-7.

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