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 (aged 57) 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 on March 16, 1817. He attended the common schools, and Friends College in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied medicine but never practiced, then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as Mayor of Fall River in 1854, and was 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). Buffinton was chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirty-seventh Congress,Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses), and the Committee on Military Affairs (Thirty-seventh Congress).
Buffinton was mustered into the service April 24, 1861, and discharged June 15, 1861. He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1862. He was a special agent of the United States Treasury and was an internal revenue collector for the district of Massachusetts 1867-1869. Buffinton was elected to the Forty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Fall River on March 7, 1875. His interment was 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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