James Buffinton
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| In office 1855 – 1863 (2nd) 1869 – 1876 (1st) |
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| Preceded by | Samuel L. Crocker (1855) Thomas D. Eliot (1869) |
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| Succeeded by | Oakes Ames (1863) William W. Crapo (1876) |
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| Born | March 16, 1817 Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 7, 1875 Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
James Buffinton (March 16, 1817 – March 7, 1875) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
He was born in Fall River, Mass., March 16, 1817; attended the common schools, and Friends College, Providence, R.I.; studied medicine but never practiced; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fall River; mayor of Fall River in 1854 and 1855; elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1863); chairman, Committee on Accounts (Thirty-seventh Congress), Committee on Military Affairs (Thirty-seventh Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; was mustered into the service April 24, 1861, and was discharged June 15, 1861; special agent of the United States Treasury and internal revenue collector for the district of Massachusetts 1867-1869; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Fall River, Mass., March 7, 1875; chairman, Committee on Accounts (Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses); interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Samuel L. Crocker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1863 |
Succeeded by Oakes Ames |
| Preceded by Thomas D. Eliot |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1869 – March 7, 1875 |
Succeeded by William W. Crapo |
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