Buckley Hall is a residence hall at the University
of Connecticut, named after John Buckley. Major John buckley, executive
secretary to Governor Marcus Holcomb (see Holcomb Hall), U.S. District Attorney
and UConn trustee (1926-1940), was born in Stafford, Connecticut, May
12, 1885.
Buckley received his early education from the public
schools in Union, Connecticut, and then the Hitchcock Academy at Brimfield,
Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Maine with his L.L.B.
in 1907 and as admitted to the bar that year. He took up the practice of law
in Hartford, with offices in the First National Band Building, in a law firm
with Judge Alexander W. Creedon and John A. Danaher.
In 1909 he was elected to represent his district in
the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was the youngest member of
the House, and was made chairman of the Committee of Labor. In 1917 he became
executive secretary to Governor Markus Holcomb. During World War I he was
commissioned a major in the Army Infantry and was charged with the administration
of the Selective Service Law in Connecticut. In 1924 he became United States
District Attorney in Connecticut, where he served until 1927. In December
1930 he married the former Grace Robinson Gaylor of Winstead He passed away
in 1959 after years of public service and volunteerism.
Street Address: 1276 Storrs Road
Building Number: 0295
Year Constructed: 1969
GSF: 99,083
Relevant Projects: (all pending)
BI-D-303A UC-72-532 BUCKLEY HALL, BRICK SHELF REPAIRS
UC-77-809 BUCKLEY HALL-HOT WATER HEATING COIL REPLACEMENT
UC-79-917 BUCKLEY HALL-CLEANING OF HEATING SYSTEM
UC-79-947 BUCKLEY HALL-REPAIR/REPLACE DEFECTIVE TUBE BUNDLES IN CONVERTERS
UC-83-294 DRL, MCMAHON/BUCKLEY, HANDICAP ENTRANCE POWER DOORS
UC-83-331 DRL, BUCKLEY HALL, MECHANICAL RM. REPLACEMENT OF CEILING MATERIAL
UC-84-393 DRL, BUCKLEY HALL-REPLACE PCB TRANSFORMER
UC-88-650 DRL-BUCKLEY HALL NEW OPERABLE WALL SYSTEM
UC-88-669 FOOD SERVICES-BUCKLEY DINING HALL AIR CONDITIONING
UC-88-673 ALUMNI QUAD (ALSO BUCKLEY, SHIPPEE, MCMAHON, HALL, ELLSWORTH) MAYATEX
WALLCOVERING PROJECT
UC-90-774 DRL-SHIPPEE AND BUCKLEY-SECURITY SCREENS
UC-90-775 DRL-SHIPPEE AND BUCKLEY-SECURITY SCREENS
UC-93-880 DRL-BASKETBALL COURTS BUCKLEY, HICKS & GRANGE 200880 DRL-BASKETBALL
COURT BUCKLEY
DM-84-393 BUCKLEY HALL/TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENT
DM-84-603 UCONN-MAIN CAMPUS-BUCKLEY HALL 0295 REPLACE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL
CABLE
900508 EXTERIOR REPAIRS FOR SHIPPEE HALL, BUCKLEY HALL AND STUDENT UNION
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