Attorney and Legislator. The son of Florida pioneers, he was granted a law degree from Cumberland University in 1879. He became a successful attorney in Jacksonville, Florida and was elected to the State Legislature. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He is known for being the author of the Buckman Act, passed into law in 1905. It consolidated the state funded schools of higher education in Florida into three schools: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, for African Americans; Florida State College for Women, for white women; and the University of Florida, for white men. The gender restrictions of the law held until 1947, when the University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women were opened to both male and female and the Florida State College for Women became Florida State University. The racial restrictions of the law were overcome in the early 1960's, when Florida State University admitted its first African American students in 1962. The Buckman Bridge (Interstate 295) in Jacksonville, Florida and Buckman Hall (National Register of Historic Places) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida are named for Henry Buckman.
He appears in the 1870 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thoma A Buckman, age 47, born in Pennsylvania, clerk in a lumber mill; Zelina A, age 36, born in South Carolina; Henry H, age 12, born in Florida; Elwood H, age 10; Cortlund, age 8; Robert L, age 6; Martha, age 3; and Amy Jones, age 20, servant.
Appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thomas E Buckman, age 46, clerk of circuit court, born in Pennsylvania to parents from Pennsylvania; Salina, age 45, born in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina; Harry H, age 21, attorney; Ellwood, age 19, clerk in office; Courtland, age 17, clerk in store; Robert, age 15; and Maggie, age 12.
Appears in the 1885 Florida State Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents, his wife, and his siblings. The household included: T E Buckman, age 60, county clerk; S, age 50; H H, age 28; Sallie, age 26, married born in Florida to a fther from New York and a mother from South Carolina; E H, age 25, real estate; Cratland, age 23, clerk; Robert, age 20; and Maggie, age 18.
Appears in the 1900 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 607 Forsythe, a home he owned. His household included: Harry Buckman, age 40, born June 1859, widowed, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina, a lawyer; his daugher, Aline H, age 17, born January 1883 in Florida to a father from Florida and a mother from Tennessee; his son, Harry H, age 13, born October 1886 in Florida; his son Elwood T, age 8, born October 1891 in Florida; his mother, Selinn M Buckman, age 78, born July 1821 in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina, widowed; and his sister, Margaret H Buckman, age 27, born July 1872 in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina.
Appears in the 1910 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 107 Front Street with his second wife and his children. The household included: Henry Buckman, age 52, married twice, currently for four years, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina; Katharine, age 24, married currently for four years; born in Iowa to a father from Vermont and a mother from Rhode Island; Alice H, age 28; Henry H, age 23; Thomas E, age 18; Ellen Scott, age 76 widowed, a nurse born in England; and Linn King, age 27, a servant.
He appears in the 1870 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thoma A Buckman, age 47, born in Pennsylvania, clerk in a lumber mill; Zelina A, age 36, born in South Carolina; Henry H, age 12, born in Florida; Elwood H, age 10; Cortlund, age 8; Robert L, age 6; Martha, age 3; and Amy Jones, age 20, servant.
Appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thomas E Buckman, age 46, clerk of circuit court, born in Pennsylvania to parents from Pennsylvania; Salina, age 45, born in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina; Harry H, age 21, attorney; Ellwood, age 19, clerk in office; Courtland, age 17, clerk in store; Robert, age 15; and Maggie, age 12.
Appears in the 1885 Florida State Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents, his wife, and his siblings. The household included: T E Buckman, age 60, county clerk; S, age 50; H H, age 28; Sallie, age 26, married born in Florida to a fther from New York and a mother from South Carolina; E H, age 25, real estate; Cratland, age 23, clerk; Robert, age 20; and Maggie, age 18.
Appears in the 1900 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 607 Forsythe, a home he owned. His household included: Harry Buckman, age 40, born June 1859, widowed, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina, a lawyer; his daugher, Aline H, age 17, born January 1883 in Florida to a father from Florida and a mother from Tennessee; his son, Harry H, age 13, born October 1886 in Florida; his son Elwood T, age 8, born October 1891 in Florida; his mother, Selinn M Buckman, age 78, born July 1821 in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina, widowed; and his sister, Margaret H Buckman, age 27, born July 1872 in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina.
Appears in the 1910 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 107 Front Street with his second wife and his children. The household included: Henry Buckman, age 52, married twice, currently for four years, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina; Katharine, age 24, married currently for four years; born in Iowa to a father from Vermont and a mother from Rhode Island; Alice H, age 28; Henry H, age 23; Thomas E, age 18; Ellen Scott, age 76 widowed, a nurse born in England; and Linn King, age 27, a servant.
Attorney and Legislator. The son of Florida pioneers, he was granted a law degree from Cumberland University in 1879. He became a successful attorney in Jacksonville, Florida and was elected to the State Legislature. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He is known for being the author of the Buckman Act, passed into law in 1905. It consolidated the state funded schools of higher education in Florida into three schools: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, for African Americans; Florida State College for Women, for white women; and the University of Florida, for white men. The gender restrictions of the law held until 1947, when the University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women were opened to both male and female and the Florida State College for Women became Florida State University. The racial restrictions of the law were overcome in the early 1960's, when Florida State University admitted its first African American students in 1962. The Buckman Bridge (Interstate 295) in Jacksonville, Florida and Buckman Hall (National Register of Historic Places) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida are named for Henry Buckman.
He appears in the 1870 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thoma A Buckman, age 47, born in Pennsylvania, clerk in a lumber mill; Zelina A, age 36, born in South Carolina; Henry H, age 12, born in Florida; Elwood H, age 10; Cortlund, age 8; Robert L, age 6; Martha, age 3; and Amy Jones, age 20, servant.
Appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thomas E Buckman, age 46, clerk of circuit court, born in Pennsylvania to parents from Pennsylvania; Salina, age 45, born in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina; Harry H, age 21, attorney; Ellwood, age 19, clerk in office; Courtland, age 17, clerk in store; Robert, age 15; and Maggie, age 12.
Appears in the 1885 Florida State Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents, his wife, and his siblings. The household included: T E Buckman, age 60, county clerk; S, age 50; H H, age 28; Sallie, age 26, married born in Florida to a fther from New York and a mother from South Carolina; E H, age 25, real estate; Cratland, age 23, clerk; Robert, age 20; and Maggie, age 18.
Appears in the 1900 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 607 Forsythe, a home he owned. His household included: Harry Buckman, age 40, born June 1859, widowed, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina, a lawyer; his daugher, Aline H, age 17, born January 1883 in Florida to a father from Florida and a mother from Tennessee; his son, Harry H, age 13, born October 1886 in Florida; his son Elwood T, age 8, born October 1891 in Florida; his mother, Selinn M Buckman, age 78, born July 1821 in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina, widowed; and his sister, Margaret H Buckman, age 27, born July 1872 in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina.
Appears in the 1910 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 107 Front Street with his second wife and his children. The household included: Henry Buckman, age 52, married twice, currently for four years, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina; Katharine, age 24, married currently for four years; born in Iowa to a father from Vermont and a mother from Rhode Island; Alice H, age 28; Henry H, age 23; Thomas E, age 18; Ellen Scott, age 76 widowed, a nurse born in England; and Linn King, age 27, a servant.
He appears in the 1870 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thoma A Buckman, age 47, born in Pennsylvania, clerk in a lumber mill; Zelina A, age 36, born in South Carolina; Henry H, age 12, born in Florida; Elwood H, age 10; Cortlund, age 8; Robert L, age 6; Martha, age 3; and Amy Jones, age 20, servant.
Appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents and his siblings. The household included: Thomas E Buckman, age 46, clerk of circuit court, born in Pennsylvania to parents from Pennsylvania; Salina, age 45, born in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina; Harry H, age 21, attorney; Ellwood, age 19, clerk in office; Courtland, age 17, clerk in store; Robert, age 15; and Maggie, age 12.
Appears in the 1885 Florida State Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida with his parents, his wife, and his siblings. The household included: T E Buckman, age 60, county clerk; S, age 50; H H, age 28; Sallie, age 26, married born in Florida to a fther from New York and a mother from South Carolina; E H, age 25, real estate; Cratland, age 23, clerk; Robert, age 20; and Maggie, age 18.
Appears in the 1900 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 607 Forsythe, a home he owned. His household included: Harry Buckman, age 40, born June 1859, widowed, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina, a lawyer; his daugher, Aline H, age 17, born January 1883 in Florida to a father from Florida and a mother from Tennessee; his son, Harry H, age 13, born October 1886 in Florida; his son Elwood T, age 8, born October 1891 in Florida; his mother, Selinn M Buckman, age 78, born July 1821 in South Carolina to a father from England and a mother from South Carolina, widowed; and his sister, Margaret H Buckman, age 27, born July 1872 in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina.
Appears in the 1910 Federal Census of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida living at 107 Front Street with his second wife and his children. The household included: Henry Buckman, age 52, married twice, currently for four years, born in Florida to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from South Carolina; Katharine, age 24, married currently for four years; born in Iowa to a father from Vermont and a mother from Rhode Island; Alice H, age 28; Henry H, age 23; Thomas E, age 18; Ellen Scott, age 76 widowed, a nurse born in England; and Linn King, age 27, a servant.
