John R. "Jack" Buckley (January 1, 1932 – January 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1975 to 1979, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1965 to 1975, and Abington, Massachusetts Town Treasurer from 1961 to 1965. He was a candidate for state Democratic party chairman in 1971, but lost to State Treasurer Robert Q. Crane. His son John R. Buckley, Jr. is the Plymouth County, Massachusetts Register of Deeds. See also 1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature References 1932 births 2020 deaths Harvard College alumni People from Abington, Massachusetts Massachusetts Secretaries of Administration and Finance People from Rockland, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives City and town treasurers in the United States