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John J. Buckley
Middlesex County Sheriff

In office
1970–1980
Preceded byHoward W. Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byEdward F. Hennebury, Jr.

Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican

John J. Buckley III was an American politician who served as Sheriff of Middlesex County Massachusetts from 1970 to 1980.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Early political career


  • 3 Sheriff


  • 4 1978 elections


  • 5 Death


  • 6 References




Early life


Buckley graduated from Malden High School and went on to earn a business degree at Boston College. He left the business world to attend Saint John's Seminary, which he left after two years when he changed his mind about becoming a priest. Buckley then worked as a publishers representative until he entered politics.[1][2]



Early political career


In 1964, Buckley switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party when he joined Elliot Richardson's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. In 1966, Buckley was the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Auditor.[2] He lost to incumbent Democrat Thaddeus M. Buczko 57% to 42%.



Sheriff


Buckley was appointed sheriff on April 10, 1970 by governor Francis W. Sargent following the death of Howard W. Fitzpatrick.[3][4] He defeated John F. Dever, Jr. in a special election to complete Fitzpatrick's term.[5] He was elected to a full term in 1974, defeating Walter J. Sullivan 51% to 49%.[6]


During his tenure, Buckley gained national attention for his stands against the death penalty, support for vocational training and rehabilitation programs for inmates, support for gun control laws, and the elimination of violence on prime-time television.[3][4] A liberal Republican, Buckley was known for his progressive approach to corrections. During his first year in office, Buckley posed as an inmate for two days in an out-of-state prison, eliminated censorship of inmate mail, allowed inmates to use the sheriff's house on the grounds of the Middlesex House of Correction for conjugal visits, and sued his own office to eliminate the law that allowed juveniles to be jailed with adult criminals. He also took a stance against county government, which he called "a patronage ridden system" and "an anachronism".[4]



1978 elections


On February 6, 1978, Buckley announced his candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts.[7] At the Republican Convention, Buckley finished third on the first ballot behind Edward F. King and Francis W. Hatch, Jr. 212 votes to King's 898 and Hatch's 874. Buckley then dropped out of the race and attempted to move his delegates to Hatch, however the nomination was won by the conservative King on the second ballot.[8] Although he withdrew at the convention he still considered running in the primary. However, on May 17 Buckley officially exited the governor's race.[9]


After withdrawing from the Governor's race, Buckley entered the race for the United States House of Representatives seat in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, which was being vacated by Paul Tsongas. He defeated Nicholas D. Rizzo 54% to 46% in the Republican primary. In the general election, Buckley lost to Democrat James Shannon 52% to 28%, with independent James J. Gaffney, III receiving 20% of the vote.


Buckley chose not to run for reelection in 1980.[4]



Death


Buckley died on March 20, 1994 at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts of brain cancer. He was survived by his wife, Judge Marie Buckley, and his two sons.[3]



References




  1. ^ Nyhan, David (June 30, 1986). "A Liberal Who Could Rescue the GOP". The Boston Globe..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab McLean, Deckle (December 13, 1970). "Sheriff John J. Buckley of Middlesex: He's inside the county government structure - and he's trying to pull it down". The Boston Globe.


  3. ^ abc "John J. Buckley; Crusading Sheriff, 64". The New York Times. March 23, 1994. Retrieved October 7, 2013.


  4. ^ abcd "Buckley Won't Seek Re-Election as County Sheriff". The Boston Globe. May 12, 1980.


  5. ^ Election Statistics. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1970.


  6. ^ Election Statistics. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1974.


  7. ^ Turner, Robert L. (February 7, 1978). "Sheriff Buckley joins GOP governor race". The Boston Globe.


  8. ^ Collins, Laurence (May 7, 1978). "Conservative defeats Hatch after Buckley withdraws". The Boston Globe.


  9. ^ Collins, Laurence (May 18, 1978). "Buckley bows out of race for governor". The Boston Globe.









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