▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁Kam chat ka ▁in ▁Cam den , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁for ▁homes ▁when ▁they ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁in ▁Mexico ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Buck ley ▁moved ▁to ▁Mexico ▁and ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Claude , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Buck ley ▁& ▁Buck ley ▁to ▁represent ▁major ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁oil ▁companies ▁operating ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁opened ▁an ▁office ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁brother ▁Edmund ▁in ▁T amp ico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁Buck ley ▁founded ▁and ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁P ante pec ▁O il ▁Company ▁based ▁in ▁T amp ico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁during ▁t ensions ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( US ), ▁President ▁Hu erta ▁appointed ▁Buck ley ▁coun sel ▁for ▁a ▁convention ▁organized ▁by ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁Colombia . ▁The ▁nations , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ABC ▁Pow ers , ▁were ▁working ▁to ▁medi ate ▁relations ▁between ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁imp lications ▁for ▁Latin ▁America . ▁Buck ley ▁turned ▁his ▁legal ▁practice ▁over ▁to ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁spec ulate ▁in ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁le asing ▁of ▁oil ▁lands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁US ▁occupied ▁Ver ac ru z ▁following ▁an ▁incident ▁related ▁to ▁Mex icans ' ▁importing ▁illegal ▁German ▁arms . ▁Buck ley ▁refused ▁an ▁offer ▁by ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁as