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Buckner Thruston (February 9, 1763 - August 30, 1845) was a Democratic Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 225 km 610 km 1. ...

Born in Petsoe Parish in Gloucester County, Virginia, Thruston graduated from William and Mary College at Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law and moved to Lexington, Kentucky (then a part of Virginia) in 1788. He was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law. He was a member of the Virginia assembly in 1789. Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1651 Seat Gloucester Area  - Total  - Water 746 km² (288 mi²) 185 km² (71 mi²) 24. ... The College of William and Mary in Virginia is a public, liberal-arts university located in Williamsburg, Virginia. ... Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. ... City nickname: Horse Capital of the World Location in the state of Kentucky County Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac Area  - Land  - Water 285. ...

After Kentucky was organized as a State, Thruston was elected clerk of the first Kentucky senate in 1792. He was appointed one of Kentucky’s three commissioners to settle the boundary dispute between the states of Kentucky and Virginia. He also served as a district judge of Kentucky 1791, and as a judge of the circuit court from 1802 to 1803. He was also appointed the United States judge of the court of the Territory of Orleans in 1804, but declined the appointment. Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ... A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ... Circuit courts previously were United States federal courts established in each federal judicial district. ... Orleans Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States formed out of the first subdivision of the Louisiana Purchase. ...

Thruston was elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1805, to December 18, 1809, when he resigned, having been appointed to a judicial position. He was appointed judge of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia and served from January 1810 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1845. He was intered in the Congressional Cemetery. The Democratic-Republican party was a United States political party, which evolved early in the history of the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... Congressional Cemetery The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. It is the final resting place of many members of the United States Congress, most of whom died in Washington while Congress was in session or afterwards when they were too ill to...

For other people with the same name, see John Brown. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ...

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• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.