Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/United States/Buckingham, William Alfred
Buckingham, William Alfred (1804-1875), governor of Connecticut, was
born in Lebanon, Conn., May 28, 1804. In 1858 he was elected governor, and
served until 1866. He refused further re-election, and retired to private
life until 1869, when the Republicans of his State sent him to the United
States senate, where he remained until 1875, the year of his death. His
energy and foresight, as the “war governor” of his State, did for
Connecticut what Andrew's did for Massachusetts.