Nathaniel A. Burpee Explained

Nathaniel A. Burpee
Image Name:Nathaniel_Burpee,_1867.jpg
State Senate:Maine
Term Start1:1858
Term End1:1859
Term Start2:1866
Term End2:1867
Party:Republican
Birth Name:Nathaniel Adams Burpee
Birth Date:13 March 1816
Birth Place:Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Rockland, Maine, U.S.
Residence:Rockland, Maine
Parents:Heman Horton Burpee
Satira Burpee (née Redding)
Children:5

Nathaniel Adams Burpee (March 13, 1816 – December 11, 1887) was an American politician from Maine.

Biography

Nathaniel Burpee was born on 13 March 1816 in Grafton, Massachusetts to Heman and Satira Burpee. He would go on to be the eldest of seven children.

In adulthood, Burpee founded a livery and blacksmith business with his younger brother Samuel. By 1830, their business had evolved to include undertaking and funeral services.

On 27 December 1838 he married Mary Jane Patridge, with whom he had five children.

A house painter from Rockland, Maine, Burpee served two single-year terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1854-1855) and four single-year terms in the Maine Senate (1858-1859; 1866-1867).[1] During his final term, he was chosen to be President of the Maine Senate.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Merrill, Georgia Drew. History of Androscoggin County, Maine .... 1891. W.A. Fergusson & Company. 9781934710234. en.
  2. Web site: Nathaniel A. Burpee, Rockland, 1867 . Maine Memory Network . 29 January 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Presidents of the Maine Senate, 1820 - Maine State Legislature. legislature.maine.gov. 2020-04-30.