Claude Eugene Buchanan

(1871-1954)

Claude Eugene Buchanan was born on September 13, 1871.

He married Corinne Margaret Swift on September 5, 1900, in Atlanta, at the home of his mother-in-law, Lena Burckhardt

Public Service and Career

Claude was active in civic life in Atlanta, serving on the city council and, for a brief time in the late 1920s, as Mayor Pro Tem. His service reflects a period of local leadership during years of growth and change in the city.

In his later professional life, he worked as a sales agent for Procter & Gamble. Following his retirement, he remained in Atlanta.

Family Life

Claude Eugene Buchanan and Corinne Margaret Swift had four children:

• Elizabeth Margaret Buchanan (1903–1988)
• Eugenia Buchanan (1905–1990)
• Corinne Buchanan (1908–1967)
• Claude Eugene Buchanan Jr. (1911–1934)

Later Years and Legacy

Claude Eugene Buchanan spent his later years in Atlanta, where he died on March 30, 1954, at the age of 82. He was buried there.

His life combined public service, professional work, and family life during a formative period in the civic history of Atlanta.