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Robert C. Buell

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Robert C. Buell
Robert Buell, circa 1991
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Essex and Middlesex district
In office
1979–1995
Preceded byWilliam L. Saltonstall
Succeeded byBruce Tarr
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 12th Essex district
In office
1969–1979
Preceded byJames Hurrell
Succeeded byTheodore C. Speliotis
Personal details
Born(1931-04-23)April 23, 1931
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 2018(2018-09-25) (aged 87)
Rye, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Wetmore Buell
ResidenceBoxford, Massachusetts
Alma materUnion College
Boston University
OccupationInsurance Broker
Politician
Buell (right) speaking with Bruce Tarr in 1994

Robert Colby Buell (April 23, 1931 – September 25, 2018) was an American insurance broker and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1979 to 1995.[1]

A Republican, Buell ran for the 12th Essex State Representative seat in 1968 and won. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until he ran for the 1st Essex Middlesex State Senate seat in 1979, which he also won.[2] In the Senate, Buell was the Third Assistant Minority Leader from 1981 to 1983 and Second Assistant Minority Leader from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1993.[1]

Buell died in Rye, New Hampshire on September 25, 2018, at the age of 87.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 1993-1994 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ Robert C. Buell Obituary Robert C. Buell. Retrieved 2020-05-26].
  3. ^ "Robert C. Buell". Legacy. Retrieved 18 December 2023.