Joseph Buffum Jr.

Joseph Buffum Jr.
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 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 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

^ 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.
^ Belknap, Jeremy (1831). The history of New Hampshire, Volume 1. John Farmer. p. 148. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ 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)

External links

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

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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

[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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