Nathaniel B. Borden

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Nathaniel Briggs Borden (born April 15, 1801 in Fall River , Massachusetts , †  April 10, 1865 ) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1843 he represented the state of Massachusetts twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nathaniel Borden attended his home county school and Plainfield Academy in Connecticut . He later founded Pocasset Manufacturing Co. in his hometown of Fall River. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts in 1831 and 1834 . In the congressional elections of 1834 Borden was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded William Baylies on March 4, 1835 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1839 . In 1838 he was not re-elected as a candidate for the Whig Party , which he had since joined.

In the elections of 1840 Borden was again elected as the candidate of his new party in the tenth district of his state in Congress, where he replaced Henry Williams on March 4, 1841 , who had been his successor two years earlier. Until March 3, 1843, he could spend another term in the US House of Representatives. This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Nathaniel Borden continued his political career at the state level. Between 1845 and 1848 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate and in 1851 he was again a member of the House of Representatives of his state. From 1856 to 1857 he served as mayor of Fall River; in 1864 he was again a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Professionally, he was involved in banking and the railroad business. Borden became president of two banks in Fall River and the Fall River Railroad Co. He died on April 10, 1865 in his hometown.

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SURNAME Borden, Nathaniel B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borden, Nathaniel Briggs (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Fall River , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1865
Place of death Fall River , Massachusetts