Rivers H. Buford
Rivers H. Buford | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office January 1943 – January 9, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Armstead Brown |
| Succeeded by | Roy H. Chapman |
| In office March 5, 1931 – January 10, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Louie W. Strum |
| Succeeded by | Fred H. Davis |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office December 4, 1925 – April 3, 1948 | |
| Appointed by | John W. Martin |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. West |
| Succeeded by | T. Frank Hobson |
| 22nd Florida Attorney General | |
| In office January 4, 1921 – December 4, 1925 | |
| Governor | Cary A. Hardee |
| Preceded by | Van C. Swearingen |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Johnson |
| State Attorney for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| In office 1915–1920 | |
| Governor | Park Trammell Sidney Johnston Catts |
| State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
| In office 1912–1915 | |
| Governor | Albert W. Gilchrist Park Trammell |
| Prosecuting Attorney for Gadsden County | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Appointed by | Albert W. Gilchrist |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Calhoun district | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1878 Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
| Died | March 17, 1959 (aged 81) Tallahassee, Florida, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Lee Milliken Mary Cornelia Munroe
(m. 1904)Mary Hollingsworth |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Rivers Henderson Buford (January 18, 1878 – March 17, 1959) was an American attorney and politician who served twice as the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court.