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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 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 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 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 nominee against [[John V. Lindsay]] in New York City.

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.

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]].

Memorial services were held on July 3, 1992, at Baca's Funeral Chapel in Las Cruces.

Memorial services were held on July 3, 1992, at Baca's Funeral Chapel in Las Cruces.