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'''Elliot Ross Buckley''' (June 18, 1921 - June 30, 1992) was a [[New York City]]-born attorney and [[Republican]] official. A cousin of author [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], Buckley served as an attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1969-1982. He then became general counsel, member, and chairman (1982-1989) of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on appointment from U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]].

'''Elliot Ross Buckley''' (June 18, 1921 – June 30, 1992) was a [[New York City]]-born attorney and [[Republican]] official. A cousin of author [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], Buckley served as an attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1969 to 1982. He then became general counsel, member, and chairman from 1982 to 1989 of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on appointment from U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]].

Buckley grew up in Tampico, [[Mexico]]. He attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] in [[New Hampshire]]. He graduated in 1943 from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]] in 1949. His education was interrupted by service in the [[United States Army]] from 1942-1946. He received the [[Bronze Star]] for his participation in the Pacific campaign of [[World War II]].

Buckley grew up in Tampico, [[Mexico]]. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in [[New Hampshire]]. He graduated in 1943 from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and in 1949 from the [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]]. His education was interrupted by service in the [[United States Army]] from 1942 to 1946. He received the [[Bronze Star]] for his participation in the Pacific campaign of [[World War II]].

After his graduation from law school, Buckley joined the legal staff of Gulf Oil Corporation (1956-1959) and settled in New Orleans. He was in private practice from 1959 to 1964. From 1964 to 1969, Buckley was assistant principal and teacher of Spanish for the private Sam Barthe School for Boys in Metairie in Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs. The Barthe School closed in 1979.

After his graduation from law school, Buckley joined the legal staff of Gulf Oil Corporation (1956-1959) and settled in New Orleans. He was in private practice from 1959 to 1964. From 1964 to 1969, Buckley was assistant principal and teacher of Spanish for the private Sam Barthe School for Boys in Metairie in Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs. The Barthe School closed in 1979.

In 1960, Buckley was the GOP nominee for the Second Congressional District against the incumbent [[Democrat]] [[Hale Boggs]]. Boggs easily prevailed, 81,034 (78 percent) to Buckley's 22,818 (22 percent). In the same election, John F. Kennedy easily defeated [[Richard M. Nixon]] in Louisiana. In the neighboring Sixth Congressional District race, the Republican [[Charles H. Dillemuth]], a Baton Rouge businessman, polled only 14 percent of the vote against incumbent Democrat U.S. Representative James H. Morrison of Hammond.

In 1960, Buckley was the GOP nominee for the Louisiana Second Congressional District against the incumbent [[Democrat]] [[Hale Boggs]]. Boggs easily prevailed, 81,034 (78 percent) to Buckley's 22,818 (22 percent). In the same election, John F. Kennedy easily defeated [[Richard M. Nixon]] in Louisiana. In the neighboring Sixth Congressional District race, the Republican [[Charles H. Dillemuth]], a Baton Rouge businessman, polled only 14 percent of the vote against incumbent Democrat U.S. Representative James H. Morrison of Hammond.

Early in 1962, Buckley ran for mayor of New Orleans but lost as the Republican nominee to Democrat Victor H. Schiro for the right to succeed retiring Mayor deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr., a three-time gubernatorial candidate. Buckley's New Orleans mayoral campaign was said to have paralleled and foreshadowed his cousin's 1965 bid as the [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative Party]] nominee against [[John V. Lindsay]] in New York City.

Early in 1962, Buckley ran for mayor of New Orleans but lost as the Republican nominee to Democrat Victor H. Schiro for the right to succeed retiring Mayor deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr., a three-time gubernatorial candidate. Buckley's New Orleans mayoral campaign was said to have paralleled and foreshadowed his cousin's 1965 bid as the [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative Party]] nominee against [[John V. Lindsay]] in New York City.