Daniel Buck (judge)

Daniel Buck
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office 1894–1899
Appointed by	Knute Nelson
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office 1879–1883
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1866
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1829 Boonville, New York, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1905 (aged 75) Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	New York Law School

Daniel Buck (September 28, 1829 – May 21, 1905) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist.

Early life and education

Born in Boonville, New York, Buck studied law at New York Law School and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association.

Career

Daniel Buck former law office building, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Buck moved to Minnesota Territory in 1857 and eventually settled in the area that became Mankato, Minnesota. He was on hand to witness the aftermath of the final climatic battle between the Dakota and Ojibwe tribes at the Battle of Shakopee in 1858. Buck was a central figure in the founding of the Village of Mankato, the Mankato Normal School, and the Mankato Area Chamber of Commerce. In 1866, Buck served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat and then served in the Minnesota Senate from 1879 to 1883. Buck also served on the Minnesota State Normal School Board and Mankato School Board. Buck was an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1894 until 1899 when he resigned due to his wife's ill health. In 1904, Buck published his book on the Indian troubles in Minnesota, especially for the Spirit Lake actions. He intended his book Indian Outbreaks to be a judicially impartial account.

Personal life

Buck died in Mankato, Minnesota.