Joseph Buffum Jr.

Joseph Buffum Jr.
Joseph Buffum Jr.
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives; fromNew Hampshire's4thdistrict
	In office; March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	Clement Storer
Succeeded by	Josiah Butler
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1784; Fitchburg,Worcester County; Massachusetts,USA
Died	February 24, 1874(aged 89); Westmoreland,Cheshire County; New Hampshire,USA
Resting place	South Village Cemetery; Westmoreland,Cheshire County; New Hampshire,USA
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Lawyer; Politician; Farmer

Joseph Buffum Jr.(September 23, 1784 – February 24, 1874) was an American politician and aU.S. RepresentativefromNew Hampshire.

Early life

Born inFitchburg,Worcester County,Massachusetts,Buffum attended the public schools and the local academy. He graduated fromDartmouth Collegein 1806,^[1]and studied law.

Career

Buffum practiced inWestmorelandandKeene, New Hampshire.

Elected as aDemocratic-Republicanto theSixteenthCongress, Buffum wasUnited States Representativefor 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 inWestmoreland,Cheshire County,New Hampshireon February 24, 1874.^[3]He isinterredin South Village Cemetery.

References

^Lanman, Charles (1868).Dictionary of the United States Congress: And the General Government.T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin, 1868. p.59.Retrieved2 July2014.Joseph Buffum, Jr.[Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
^Belknap, Jeremy (1831).The history of New Hampshire, Volume 1.John Farmer. p. 148.Retrieved1 July2014.
^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.Retrieved2 July2014.Joseph Buffum, Jr. married.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

United States Congress."Joseph Buffum Jr. (id: B001042)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Joseph Buffum Jr.atFind a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Clement Storer	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's 4th congressional district 1819-1821	Succeeded by Josiah Butler

This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress

[1] Lanman, Charles (1868).Dictionary of the United States Congress: And the General Government.T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin, 1868. p.59.Retrieved2 July2014.Joseph Buffum, Jr.[Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

[2] Belknap, Jeremy (1831).The history of New Hampshire, Volume 1.John Farmer. p. 148.Retrieved1 July2014.

[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.Retrieved2 July2014.Joseph Buffum, Jr. married.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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