Hugh M Buchanan was born 27 May 1859 in Georgia to Mary Owen (1825-1914) and Hugh Buchanan (1822-1890).
Strange thing is he killed Billy Miles but we do not know the exact date, he was placed in the Napa Asylum 1899 and was declared Insane, then he was up for trial and went to prison in 1901. His father born in Scotland and had lived in Georgia,before coming to California was a very well off man who was a Colonel in the Civil War.
Hugh's sibling's
Mary Inez Buchanan 1847-1857
Sallie Buchanan 1851-1877
Edward Buchanan 1853-1936
Edward was a lawyer and a farmer.
I found this about his father Civil War Record.
Name: Hugh Buchanan
Birth Year: 1823
Death Year: 1890
Has Photo: No
Source: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety- first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. (BiDrAC) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. (BiDrUSC) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967. (WhAm HS)
Hugh Buchanan Jr. died 6 June 1930 there were no other convictions I found against him. One newspaper article mentioned his mother had said he had hit his head and hadn't been the same and after that took to drinking, which was out of character.
Inmate #18836 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 6 Jan 1901
Crime: Manslaughter
Term: 10 Years
Discharged: 6 Jul 1907
He killed
Hugh's sibling's
Mary Inez Buchanan 1847-1857
Sallie Buchanan 1851-1877
Edward Buchanan 1853-1936
Edward was a lawyer and a farmer.
I found this about his father Civil War Record.
Name: Hugh Buchanan
Birth Year: 1823
Death Year: 1890
Has Photo: No
Source: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety- first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. (BiDrAC) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. (BiDrUSC) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967. (WhAm HS)
Hugh Buchanan Jr. died 6 June 1930 there were no other convictions I found against him. One newspaper article mentioned his mother had said he had hit his head and hadn't been the same and after that took to drinking, which was out of character.
Very interesting! I'm curious as to where you found the amazing photos of Buchanan. I'm doing some research on the patients at the Napa Asylum for a YouTube video. Buchanan's case is an interesting one. He killed Billy Miles in 1894, while drunk at a bar, with a pen knife! It seems his well-connected family paid one of the doctors at the Asylum to say he was insane. There was a custody battle between the Yuba County Sherriff, and the Asylum, for custody of him.
ReplyDeleteThose mug shots are on Ancestry, they have San Quentin & Folsom prisons up to 1950.
DeleteThank you for the tip, Gwen. I was able to find them on Ancestry.
DeleteYou are very welcome
DeleteHere is the YouTube video I was working on that covers Buchanan's story, among others: https://youtu.be/RuW1eDtdpVI
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that
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