James Buffington
Born: March 16, 1817
Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts
Father: John Buffington – 1836
Mother: Mary Hart 1784 –
Wife: Sarah Perkins 1809 – 1907
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Children:
Baby Buffington
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Mary J. Buffington Robbins 1840 – 1916
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Joseph L. Buffington 1842 – 1906
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Esther Hastings Buffington 1844 – 1845
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Sarah P. Buffington Horton 1850 – 1910
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts)
Political Party: Know – Nothing Party and Republican Party
Education:
Studied medicine at Friends College in Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation before War:
Even though he studied medicine he never practiced medicine.
Mercantile Businessman in Fall River, Massachusetts
1854 – 1855: Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
1855 – 1863: United States Congressman from Massachusetts
1855 – 1857: Member of House Accounts Committee
1855 – 1863: Member of House Military Affairs Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Chairman of House Accounts Committee
1861: Mustered into special service with Army on April 24th.
1861: Discharged from the Union Army on June 15th.
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1869: Special Agent for United States Treasury Department.
1867 – 1869: Revenue Collector for district of Massachusetts.
1869 – 1875: United States Congressman from Massachusetts.
1869 – 1871: Member of House Accounts Committee
1869 – 1873: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee
1871 – 1875: Chairman of House Accounts Committee
1873 – 1875: Member of House Mines and Mining Committee
Died: March 7, 1875
Place of Death: Fall River, Massachusetts
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts
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