# Tom Buck

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{{Short description|American politician (1938–2020)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image               = 
| alt                 = 
| office1             = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)
| term_start1         = January 9, 1967
| term_end1           = January 10, 2005
| predecessor1        = [Jack T. Brinkley](/source/Jack_T._Brinkley)
| successor1          = 
| constituency1       = 112th district (1967–1969)<br>84th district (1969–1973)<br>87th district (1973–1975)<br>95th district (1975–1993)<br>135th district (1993–2003)<br>112th district (2003–2005)
| birth_name          = Thomas Bryant Buck III
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1938|3|2}}
| birth_place         = [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2020|1|2|1938|3|2}}
| death_place         = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
| profession          = Attorney
| party               = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| education           = [Emory University](/source/Emory_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws))
}}

'''Thomas Bryant Buck III''' (March 2, 1938 – January 2, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer.

== Biography ==
Buck was born on March 2, 1938, in [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), graduating from [Columbus High School](/source/Columbus_High_School_(Columbus%2C_Georgia)) in 1955. He served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) in 1963 and 1964. Buck received his bachelor's and law degrees from [Emory University](/source/Emory_University) in 1959 and 1962. Buck practiced law in Columbus, Georgia. He was a member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) from 1966 to 2004. He was a member of the Democratic party. Buck served on the Columbus City Council for a brief time after he left the [Georgia General Assembly](/source/Georgia_General_Assembly). Buck died on January 2, 2020, aged 81, in Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas B. Buck, III|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7853/thomas-bryant-buck-iii|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Buck |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/tom-buck-b-1938/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Chuck |date=2 January 2020 |title=Longtime Columbus civic leader, lawmaker Tom Buck passes away |url=https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/longtime-columbus-civic-lawmaker-tom-buck-passes-away/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=[WRBL](/source/WRBL)}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=[Jack Brinkley](/source/Jack_Brinkley)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 112th district, Post 3|years=1967–1969}}
{{s-aft|after=[Grace Towns Hamilton](/source/Grace_Towns_Hamilton)}}
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{{s-bef|before=Steve D. Nimmer}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 84th district, Post 3|years=1969–1973}}
{{s-aft|after=James Hoyt Adams}}
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{{s-bef|before=Herbert Jones, Jr.}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 87th district, Post 1|years=1973–1975}}
{{s-aft|after=[Jack Connell](/source/Jack_Connell_(Georgia_politician))}}
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{{s-bef|before=[Ward Edwards](/source/Ward_Edwards_(politician))}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 95th district|years=1975–1993}}
{{s-aft|after=[Gail Buckner](/source/Gail_Buckner)}}
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{{s-bef|before=Johnny Floyd}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 135th district|years=1993–2003}}
{{s-aft|after=Lawrence R. Roberts}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=[Bill Jackson](/source/Bill_Jackson_(politician))}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the 112th district|years=2003–2005}}
{{s-aft|after=Doug Holt}}
{{s-end}}

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Category:1938 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Politicians from Columbus, Georgia
Category:Emory University alumni
Category:Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
Category:Georgia (U.S. state) city council members
Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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