Joseph Buffum

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Joseph Buffum Jr. (born September 23, 1784 in Fitchburg , Massachusetts , † February 24, 1874 in Westmoreland , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1821 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Buffum attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1806 at Dartmouth College in Hanover (New Hampshire). After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Westmoreland and Keene in his new profession.

Politically, Buffum became a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1818, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the fourth mandate from New Hampshire . There he took over from Salma Hale on March 4, 1819 . Up until March 3, 1821, however, he only served one term in Congress . During this time Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

After serving in Congress, Joseph Buffum was appointed a judge on the New Hampshire Court of Appeals in 1825. Later he also worked in agriculture. He died in Westmoreland in February 1874 at the age of 89.

Web links

  • Joseph Buffum in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Buffum, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buffum, Joseph Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Fitchburg , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1874
Place of death Westmoreland , New Hampshire