Robert C. Buell | |
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Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Essex and Middlesex district | |
In office 1979–1995 | |
Preceded by | William L. Saltonstall |
Succeeded by | Bruce Tarr |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 12th Essex district | |
In office 1969–1979 | |
Preceded by | James Hurrell |
Succeeded by | Theodore C. Speliotis |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 23, 1931
Died | September 25, 2018 Rye, New Hampshire, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jean Wetmore Buell |
Residence | Boxford, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Union College Boston University |
Occupation | Insurance Broker Politician |
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]