A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
Canada -- Biography
=Buckles, Daniel, K.C.=, Barrister and Solicitor (Swift Current,
Saskatchewan), was born at Margaree, Nova Scotia, April 11, 1876, son of
Archie and Bridget Buckles. His father was a farmer. Mr. Buckles was
educated at the Public Schools of Margaree and Dalhousie University,
Halifax. On graduation, he taught school for a number of years in Nova
Scotia. Admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia, September 24, 1907, and
successfully practised his profession at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia,
until July, 1911, when he removed to Swift Current, and is at present
head of the firm of Buckles, Donald, McPherson, McWilliam & Thompson,
which was formed in 1913. Appointed Crown Prosecutor, 1913, for the
Judicial District, Swift Current. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial
Institute, 1916. Appointed King’s Counsel 1919. Mr. Buckles, who is a
Liberal, has taken a prominent part in politics as a speaker and
organizer, and has been active in Red Cross work, and has addressed
recruiting meetings in different parts of the Province of Saskatchewan.
He is deeply interested in educational matters and is a member of the
Swift Current School Board. On January 4, 1912, he married Edna I.
Murray, daughter of S. Murray, of Milton, Nova Scotia. He is a member of
the following clubs and societies: The Canadian Club, Knights of
Columbus, C.M.B.A., F.O.E. and the Royal Colonial Institute. He is a
Roman Catholic in religion. His recreations are walking, shooting and
skating.
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