Joseph Buffum Jr. Explained

Joseph Buffum Jr.
State:New Hampshire
District:4th
Term Start:March 4, 1819
Term End:March 3, 1821
Preceded:Clement Storer
Succeeded:Josiah Butler
Birth Date:23 September 1784
Resting Place:South Village Cemetery
Westmoreland, Cheshire County
New Hampshire, USA
Profession:Lawyer
Politician
Farmer
Party:Democratic-Republican
Alma Mater:Dartmouth College

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.

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Notes and References

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