Charles R. Buckalew | |
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.jpg) Buckalew c. 1860–1865 | |
| United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | David Wilmot |
| Succeeded by | John Scott |
| United States Minister Resident in Ecuador | |
| In office September 20, 1858 – July 10, 1861 | |
| President | James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Philo White |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Hassaurek |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Storm |
| Succeeded by | Simon P. Wolverton |
| Constituency | 11th district (1887–1889) 17th district (1889–1891) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1851–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chambers Sterrett |
| Succeeded by | Bartram A. Schaffer |
| Constituency | 16th district |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wherry |
| Succeeded by | Henry Fetter |
| Constituency | 13th district |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Preceded by | David Mumma |
| Succeeded by | Butler B. Strang |
| Constituency | 16th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Rollin Buckalew December 28, 1821 Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1899 (aged 77) Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Permelia Wadsworth Buckalew |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Charles Rollin Buckalew (December 28, 1821 – May 19, 1899) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state for one term in the United States Senate, where he was an advocate for proportional representation and cumulative voting, from 1863 to 1869.
Buckalew also served three nonconsecutive terms in the Pennsylvania Senate (1851–1854, 1859–1860, and 1869–1870) and two consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891. He served as Minister Resident for Ecuador under President James Buchanan from 1858 to 1861.