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Tom Buck

{{Short description|American politician (1938–2020)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| office1 = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 9, 1967

| term_end1 = January 10, 2005

| predecessor1 = Jack T. Brinkley

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = 112th district (1967–1969)
84th district (1969–1973)
87th district (1973–1975)
95th district (1975–1993)
135th district (1993–2003)
112th district (2003–2005)

| birth_name = Thomas Bryant Buck III

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|2}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|2|1938|3|2}}

| death_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

| profession = Attorney

| party = Democratic

| education = Emory University (BA, LLB)

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Thomas Bryant Buck III (March 2, 1938 – January 2, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer.

Biography

Buck was born on March 2, 1938, in Columbus, Georgia, graduating from Columbus High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army in 1963 and 1964. Buck received his bachelor's and law degrees from Emory University in 1959 and 1962. Buck practiced law in Columbus, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1966 to 2004. He was a member of the Democratic party. Buck served on the Columbus City Council for a brief time after he left the Georgia General Assembly. Buck died on January 2, 2020, aged 81, in Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia.{{cite web|title=Thomas B. Buck, III|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7853/thomas-bryant-buck-iii|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}{{Cite web |title=Tom Buck |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/tom-buck-b-1938/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Chuck |date=2 January 2020 |title=Longtime Columbus civic leader, lawmaker Tom Buck passes away |url=https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/longtime-columbus-civic-lawmaker-tom-buck-passes-away/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=WRBL}}

References

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{{s-bef|before=Jack Brinkley}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 112th district, Post 3|years=1967–1969}}

{{s-aft|after=Grace Towns Hamilton}}

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{{s-bef|before=Steve D. Nimmer}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 84th district, Post 3|years=1969–1973}}

{{s-aft|after=James Hoyt Adams}}

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{{s-bef|before=Herbert Jones, Jr.}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 87th district, Post 1|years=1973–1975}}

{{s-aft|after=Jack Connell}}

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{{s-bef|before=Ward Edwards}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 95th district|years=1975–1993}}

{{s-aft|after=Gail Buckner}}

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{{s-bef|before=Johnny Floyd}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 135th district|years=1993–2003}}

{{s-aft|after=Lawrence R. Roberts}}

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{{s-bef|before=Bill Jackson}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 112th district|years=2003–2005}}

{{s-aft|after=Doug Holt}}

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Category:1938 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Politicians from Columbus, Georgia

Category:Emory University alumni

Category:Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers

Category:Georgia (U.S. state) city council members

Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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