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Show NOTED SOLDIER CALLED. General Buckner, Candidate for Vice President in 1896, is Dead. Lexington, Ky. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, former governor ol Kentucky, and candidate for vice-president vice-president on the Gold Democratic na ; tional ticket in 1896, died at his home Thursday. General Buckner had a long and-distinguished and-distinguished career as a soldier, hav ing served in the Mexican and civil wars, in both of which he was promoted pro-moted for bravery and soldierly qualities. quali-ties. He was born on a farm in Hart county,- Ky., April 1, 1823, and graduated gradu-ated from the United States military academy in 1884. He was governor of Kentucky from 1887 to 1891, and served as a membei of the Kentucky constitutional convention con-vention in 1891. After being a candidate candi-date for vice-president on the Gold Democratic ticket in 1896 he retired to his farm in Hart county, but continued con-tinued to take a lively interest in public pub-lic affairs. |