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'''Elliot Ross Buckley''' (June 18, 1921 - June 30, 1992) was a [[New York City]]-born attorney and [[Republican]] politician in [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]]. A cousin of author and columnist [[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]] politician in [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]]. A cousin of author and columnist [[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]].

Buckley grew up in [[Tampico, Mexico]]. He attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] in [[New Hampshire]]. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1943 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 from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] in 1943 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]].

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 1959-1964.

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 1959-1964.

In 1969, Buckley moved to Vienna, Virginia, to work in the Nixon administration Justice Department in [[Washington, D.C]]. The job lasted well beyond Nixon's tenure — for thirteen years during four presidential administrations. While in the Justice Department, Buckley was president of the Westbriar Civic Association and was elected to the Vienna Town Council in 1976. He served five two-year terms through 1986. His tenure with the Occupational and Safety Commission spanned the last seven years of the Reagan administration.

In 1969, Buckley moved to Vienna, Virginia, to work in the Nixon administration Justice Department in [[Washington, D.C]]. The job lasted well beyond Nixon's tenure — for thirteen years during four presidential administrations. While in the Justice Department, Buckley was president of the Westbriar Civic Association and was elected to the Vienna Town Council in 1976. He served five two-year terms through 1986. His tenure with the Occupational and Safety Commission spanned the last seven years of the Reagan administration.

Buckley retired to [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]], on April 27, 1989. President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] appointed Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., of Columbia, South Carolina, as Buckley's successor. Buckley and his wife, the former Mary Smallpage, thereafter moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico. There Buckley died of [[leukemia]] some three years later in Memorial Medical Center.

Buckley retired to [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]], on April 27, 1989. U.S. [[President]] [[George H.W. Bush]] appointed Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., of Columbia, South Carolina, as Buckley's successor. Buckley and his wife, the former Mary Smallpage, thereafter moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico. There Buckley died of [[leukemia]] some three years later in Memorial Medical Center.

In additon to his wife, Buckley was survived by five children, E. Ross Buckley, Jr., of New Orleans, Margaret Doll of [[Bogota, Colombia]], John Buckley of Vienna, Virginia, Brian Buckley of Los Angeles, and Michael Buckley of Sterling, Virginia; five grandchildren; two brothers, Tony Buckley and Edmund Buckley of [[Houston, Texas]], and a sister, Beryl Milburn of [[Austin, Texas]]. He was also a cousin of former U.S. Senator and Judge [[James L. Buckley]] of New York and [[Connecticut]].

In additon to his wife, Buckley was survived by five children, E. Ross Buckley, Jr., of New Orleans, Margaret Doll of [[Bogota, Colombia]], John Buckley of Vienna, Virginia, Brian Buckley of Los Angeles, and Michael Buckley of Sterling, Virginia; five grandchildren; two brothers, Tony Buckley and Edmund Buckley of [[Houston, Texas]], and a sister, Beryl Milburn of [[Austin, Texas]]. He was also a cousin of former U.S. Senator and Judge [[James L. Buckley]] of New York and [[Connecticut]].

'''References'''

'''References'''

Buckley obituary, //Las Cruces Sun-News, //July 2, 1992

Buckley obituary, ''Las Cruces Sun-News'', July 2, 1992

"Election Statistics, U.S. House, 1960", Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections

"Election Statistics, U.S. House, 1960", ''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections''

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/