Joseph Buffum Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byClement Storer
Succeeded byJosiah Butler
Personal details
Born(1784-09-23)September 23, 1784
Fitchburg, Worcester County
Massachusetts, USA
DiedFebruary 24, 1874(1874-02-24) (aged 89)
Westmoreland, Cheshire County
New Hampshire, USA
Resting placeSouth Village Cemetery
Westmoreland, Cheshire County
New Hampshire, USA
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionLawyer
Politician
Farmer

Joseph Buffum Jr. (September 23, 1784 – February 24, 1874) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Buffum attended the public schools and the local academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806,[1] and studied law.

Career

Buffum practiced in Westmoreland and Keene, New Hampshire.

Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress, Buffum was United States Representative for the fourth district of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).[2] After leaving the House, he was appointed judge of the court of common pleas on January 21, 1825.

Death

Buffum never married; engaged in agricultural pursuits and died in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire on February 24, 1874.[3] He is interred in South Village Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ Lanman, Charles (1868). Dictionary of the United States Congress: And the General Government. T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin, 1868. p. 59. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Joseph Buffum, Jr.[Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
  2. ↑ Belknap, Jeremy (1831). The history of New Hampshire, Volume 1. John Farmer. p. 148. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Griffin, Frank H. Whitcomb, Applegate (Jr.), Simon Goodell, Frank H., Octavius (1904). A history of the town of Keene from 1732: when the township was granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it became a city. Sentinel Print. Co., 1904 - Keene (N.H.). p. 569. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Joseph Buffum, Jr. married.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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