▁elected ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Year book ▁The ▁C act us . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Buck ley ▁received ▁his ▁license ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Bar ▁Association . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Buck ley ▁married ▁Alo ise ▁Joseph ine ▁Anton ia ▁Ste iner , ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ; ▁she ▁was ▁of ▁Swiss - G erman , ▁and ▁some ▁Irish , ▁ancest ry . ▁They ▁had ▁ten ▁children : ▁Alo ï se , ▁short ▁story ▁writer ; ▁John , ▁oil ▁business ; ▁Pr isc illa , ▁a ▁journalist ; ▁James , ▁sen ator ▁and ▁judge ; ▁Jane , ▁the ▁non - writer ; ▁Bill , ▁National ▁Review ▁founder ; ▁Pat ric ia , ▁Tri umph ▁magazine ▁collabor ator ; ▁Re id , ▁public ▁speaking ▁teacher ; ▁Ma ure en , ▁o vers aw ▁National ▁Review ▁subscri ptions ; ▁and ▁Carol , ▁another ▁author . ▁His ▁ten ▁children ▁produced ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁grand children . ▁Buck ley ▁super vised ▁his ▁children ' s ▁educ ations ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁learned ▁Spanish ▁and ▁French ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁excellent ▁English . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁Mexico ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁family ▁lived ▁for ▁years ▁in ▁England , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁children ▁attended ▁private ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁France . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁Buck le ys ▁purchased ▁properties ▁called ▁Great ▁El m ▁in ▁Sh aron ,