‘A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS’

Former Conservative Senator James Buckley Dies at 100

Buckley served in senior roles in each branch of government.

Former U.S. senator and federal judge James Buckley died on Friday at 100 years of age. He was a senator for New York with the Conservative Party in the 1970s before transitioning to the Republican Party and serving in a number of positions during the Reagan administration. In 1985, he was confirmed as a federal judge in a U.S. Appeals Court after being nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan. According to the Conservative Party of New York, Buckley was “the only American to hold senior roles in all three branches of government” and was a “man for all seasons.” Buckley also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he became the oldest living senator during his centennial in March.