David P. Buckson

David Buckson
Attorney General of Delaware
In office
January 15, 1963 – January 19, 1971
GovernorElbert Carvel
Charles L. Terry Jr.
Russell W. Peterson
Preceded byJanuar Bove
Succeeded byLaird Stabler
63rd Governor of Delaware
In office
December 30, 1960 – January 17, 1961
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byJ. Caleb Boggs
Succeeded byElbert Carvel
15th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
In office
January 15, 1957 – December 30, 1960
GovernorCaleb Boggs
Preceded byJohn Rollins
Succeeded byEugene Lammot
Personal details
Born
David Penrose Buckson

(1920-07-25)July 25, 1920
Townsend, Delaware, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 2017(2017-01-17) (aged 96)
Milford, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Betty Savin
Patricia Maloney
ChildrenEric Buckson (son)
EducationUniversity of Delaware, Newark (BA)
Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle (LLB)

David Penrose Buckson (July 25, 1920 – January 17, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician from Camden in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, for nineteen days the 63rd Governor of Delaware and the 37th Attorney General of Delaware.